Fish and Wildlife Service over its apparent failure to complete protections on time for endangered wolverines. In between, Congress appears poised to slash FWS Endangered Species Act funding as it wraps up 2026 spending bills. President Donald Trump signed the 2026 appropriations legislation covering the Interior Department, which includes the Fish and Wildlife Service, on January 23. But internal functions such as Endangered Species Act reviews may be hamstrung by new funding cuts. The overall FWS budget request was $1.1 billion.