119th Congress Environmental Protection
H.R. 1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Endangered Species Act and generally narrows protections provided under the act.
The bill directs the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to submit a National Listing Work Plan that establishes a five-year schedule and plan for addressing listing of endangered or threatened species and designation of critical habitats for such species. Under the plan, the bill gives the Services flexibility on the timing of acting on listing petitions and eliminates the requirement for the Services to act within 12 months on listing petitions.
The bill limits what land may be designated as critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species.
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It also limits protections provided to threatened species and allows a state to regulate the recovery of such species if the Services determine the state's proposed recovery strategy would conserve the species.
The bill provides statutory authority for Conservation Benefit Agreements, which allow private landowners to voluntarily enter agreements to reduce threats to candidate species in exchange for being allowed to continue their operations if the species is later listed.
The bill also modifies the permitting process for certain other voluntary conservation agreements, including by exempting incidental take permits (e.g., permits to harm or kill a species) from environmental review requirements.
The bill also makes a variety of other changes to the act, including limiting consultation requirements, judicial review, and awards for attorneys’ fees in certain cases.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mark Amodei R-NVOriginal
- Cliff Bentz R-OROriginal
- Andy Biggs R-AZOriginal
- Nicholas Begich R-AKOriginal
- Mike Ezell R-MSOriginal
- Russ Fulcher R-IDOriginal
- Paul Gosar R-AZOriginal
- Wesley Hunt R-TXOriginal
- Harriet Hageman R-WYOriginal
- Jeff Hurd R-COOriginal
- Doug LaMalfa R-CAOriginal
- Celeste Maloy R-UTOriginal
- Dan Newhouse R-WAOriginal
- Pete Stauber R-MNOriginal
- Thomas Tiffany R-WIOriginal
- Lauren Boebert R-CO
- Addison McDowell R-NC
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Mike Collins R-GA
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Troy Downing R-MT
- Clay Higgins R-LA
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Robert Latta R-OH
- Michael Rulli R-OH
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Bruce Westerman SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, marked up, reported4 events+38
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History
- Introduced in the House by Bruce Westerman.
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- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1189 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-568.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.