The Endangered Species Act is our nation’s most successful environmental law. Despite this success, anti-wildlife members of Congress continue to attack the Act and the animals and plants it protects every chance they get.
Republicans:
Rep. Andy Biggs
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
Democrats:
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date | Sponsor | Bill # | Title of Legislation | What it Does to the ESA | Provision signed into law? |
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2023-01-10 | Rep. Estes, Ron (R-KS) | H.R. 248 | Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken | Legislatively removes protections (delists) the Lesser Prairie Chicken | Currently being considered. |
2023-01-09 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R.94 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes. | Weakens the ESA to prevent foreign species like giraffes and elephants from being protected under the Act | Currently being considered. |
2023-01-09 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 97 | Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act | Exempts the military from Endangered Species Act compliance and prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from designating critical habitat on military land. | Currently being considered. |
2023-01-09 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 99 | LIST Act of 2023 | Makes it easier to prematurely remove species from the endangered species list; prohibits a person’s ability to submit petitions to protect species under the Act, and eliminates judicial review of agency decisions. | Currently being considered. |
2022-12-29 | Sen. Schumer, Chuck (D-NY) | H.R. 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Delays critical protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale that would reduce deadly entanglements in fishing gear. | Yes; Became Public Law No. 117-328. |
2022-12-14 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 9535 | Federal Land Freedom Act | Exempts States from complying with the Endangered Species Act when they lease, permit, or regulate fossil fuel development | No |
2022-12-07 | Rep. Estes, Ron (R-KS) | H.R. 9456 | Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken | Legislatively removes protections (delists) the Lesser Prairie Chicken | No |
2022-12-01 | Sen. Toomey, Patrick (R-PA) | S. 5165 | Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022 | Codifies Trump-era regulations that gutted Sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act; legislatively approves the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would drive the candy darter and Roanoke logperch to extinction | No |
2022-12-01 | Sen. Marshall, Roger (R-KS) | S. 5179 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes | Weakens the best available science standard of the ESA by requiring Congressional approval of a listing decision before a species is protected. | No |
2022-12-01 | Rep. Kelly, Mike (R-PA) | H.R. 9372 | Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022 | Codifies the Trump-era regulations that gutted Sections 4 and 7 of the Endangered Species Act; legislatively approves the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would drive the candy darter and Roanoke logperch to extinction | No |
2022-11-29 | Rep. Mann, Tracey (R-KS) | H.R. 9357 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes | Weakens the best available science standard of the ESA by requiring Congressional approval of a listing decision before a species is protected. | No |
2022-09-30 | Rep. McClintock, Tom (R-CA) | H.R. 9108 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Imposes burdensome requirements on wildlife agencies to publish all data used in listing and delisting decisions on the internet. | No |
2022-09-12 | Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV) | S. 4815 | START Act | Exempts state actions to lease, permit or regulate oil and gas development from the Endangered Species Act and fast tracks Section 7 consultations. | No |
2022-06-16 | Rep. Stauber, Pete (R-MN) | H.R. 8136 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for protective regulations when a species is listed as an endangered species. | Significantly weakens the Endangered Species Act by removing automatic protections for threatened and endangered species. | No |
2022-06-15 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) | H.R. 8091 | FORESTS Act of 2022 | Fast tracks endangered species consultations under the Endangered Species Act | No |
2022-05-13 | Rep. Boebert, Lauren (R-CO) | H.R. 7766 | Trust the Science Act | Legislatively delists the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2022-04-07 | Rep. Budd, Ted (R-NC) | H.R. 7450 | Build the Wall Now Act | Waives the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws related to border wall activities | No |
2022-03-24 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 7197 | Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act | Exempts the military from Endangered Species Act compliance and prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from designating critical habitat on military land. | No |
2022-03-02 | Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI) | S. 3738 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Legislatively delists wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming and eliminates judicial review | No |
2021-12-06 | Sen. Lummis, Cynthia (R-WY) | S. 3315 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the Endangered Species Act’s “best available science” standard by automatically deeming tribal, state and county data ‘best available science’ even if it is not. | No |
2021-10-26 | Rep. Herrell, Yvette (R-NM) | H.R. 5733 | To codify a final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 | Codifies a harmful Trump-era regulation making it easier to exclude areas of critical habitat that protects endangered species | No |
2021-10-25 | Rep. Bentz, Cliff (R-OR) | H.R. 5708 | To codify certain regulations relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 | Codifies a harmful Trump-era definition of “habitat” for purposes of designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-10-12 | Rep. Perry, Scott (R-PA) | H.R. 5550 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Strips protections from every endangered species until Congress passes a resolution of approval, guts protections for species found only within one state’s boundaries, and eliminates citizens’ ability to submit petitions to protect species under the ESA. | No |
2021-09-28 | Rep. Gooden, Lance (R-TX) | H.R. 5399 | National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act | Waives the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws related to border wall activities | No |
2021-07-22 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce (R-AR) | H.R. 4614 | Resilient Federal Forests Act | Exempts all forest management activities from the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-07-22 | Rep. Smith, Jason (R-MO) | H.R. 4671 | EMPOWERS Act | Weakens the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect endangered species and imposes burdensome requirements before a species can be listed. | No |
2021-07-20 | Sen. Inhofe, James (R-OK) | S. 2394 | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021 | Exempts state actions to lease, permit or regulate oil and gas development from the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-07-06 | Rep. Pfluger, August (R-TX) | H.R. 4370 | Listing Reform Act | Requires economic considerations be taken into account when deciding whether to protect a species under the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-07-01 | Rep. Boebert, Lauren (R-CO) | H.R. 4302 | Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention, And Community Protection Act | Exempts certain electric utility rights-of-way from the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-07-01 | Rep. Scalise, Steve (R-LA) | H.R. 930 | American Energy First Act | Exempts certain oil and gas activities occurring on non-federal land from the Endangered Species Act; Exempts agencies from obtaining an Endangered Species Act permit if they received authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act | No |
2021-06-17 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 3973 | LIST Act of 2021 | Weakens the scientific process for removing species from the endangered species list, prohibits a person’s ability to submit petitions to protect species under the Act, and eliminates judicial review | No |
2021-06-17 | Rep. Valadao, David (R-CA) | H.R. 4018 | NEED Water Act | Weakens the Endangered Species Act to expedite the Central Valley Project in California. | No |
2021-06-15 | Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT) | S. 2070 | Native Species Protection Act | Prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from protecting an endangered species if that species is found only in a single state | No |
2021-04-08 | Rep. Kustoff, David (R-TN) | H.R. 2413 | Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of 2021 | Broadly exempts any activity in a rural community from the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-03-18 | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) | S. 820 | To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes. | Broadly exempts any activity in a rural community from the Endangered Species Act. | No |
2021-03-10 | Sen. Paul, Rand (R-KY) | S. 668 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Strips protections from every endangered species until Congress passes a resolution of approval, guts protections for species found only within one state’s boundaries, and eliminates citizens’ ability to submit petitions to protect species under the ESA. | No |
2021-03-03 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) | H.R.1588 | Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act | Delegates authority away from the Fish and Wildlife Service and exempts small hydroelectric power projects from Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act | No |
2021-02-18 | Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew (R-MT) | H.R.1174 | FIR Act | Exempts federal agencies from revising their land management plans that are harming endangered species | No |
2021-02-08 | Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX) | S. 276 | SAVES Act | Prohibits federal agencies from protecting foreign species under the Endangered Species Act | No |
2021-02-08 | Rep. Gohmert, Louie (R-TX) | H.R. 930 | SAVES Act | Prohibits federal agencies from protecting foreign species under the Endangered Species Act | No |
2021-02-08 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug (R-CA) | H.R. 9309 | CARR Act | Exempts certain activities from the Endangered Species Act, including forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management. | No |
2021-02-08 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug (R-CA) | H.R. 940 | Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act | Exempts electric utility rights-of-way from the Endangered Species Act | No |
2021-02-05 | Rep. Calvert, Ken (R-CA) | H.R. 866 | Federally Integrated Species Health Act (FISH Act) | Transfers authority over certain fish species from experts at the National Marine Fisheries Service to the Fish and Wildlife Service | No |
2021-01-28 | Rep. Young, Don (R-AK) | H.R. 630 | Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act | Exempts certain polar bear trophies from the Endangered Species Act | No |
2021-01-12 | Rep. Tiffany, Thomas (R-WI) | H.R. 286 | Managing Predators Act | Legislatively delists gray wolves in the Great Lakes and Wisconsin | No |
2021-01-04 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 48 | American Sovereignty and Species Protect Act | Prohibits federal agencies from protecting foreign species under the Endangered Species Act | No |
2020-09-16 | Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY) | S. 4589 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 | Enacts sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act that would significantly weaken protections for endangered species. | No |
2020-09-04 | Rep. Tiffany, Thomas (R-WI) | H.R. 8180 | Managing Predators Act | Legislatively delists gray wolves in the Great Lakes and Wisconsin | No |
2020-08-07 | Rep. Panetta, Jimmy (D-CA) | H.R. 7978 | Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 | Exempts federal agencies from revising their land management plans that are harming endangered species. | No |
2020-08-04 | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) | S. 4431 | Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 | Exempts federal agencies from revising their land management plans that are harming endangered species. | No |
2020-07-29 | Rep. Stewart, Chris (R-UT) | H.R. 7410 | Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act | Authorizes a right-of-way for a new east-west northern corridor through a portion of the reserve’s existing boundaries and Desert Tortoise habitat. | No |
2020-06-29 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) | H.R. 7410 | Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act | Delegates authority away from the Fish and Wildlife Service and exempts small hydroelectric power projects from Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act | No |
2020-06-024 | Sen. Daines, Steve (R-MT) | S. 4057 | A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. | Exempts federal agencies from revising their land management plans that are harming endangered species. | No |
2020-03-12 | Rep. Tipton, Scott (R-CO) | H.R. 6267 | State- and Science-based Gray Wolf Reintroduction Act of 2020 | Limits the ability of the FWS to conduct recovery activities for the gray wolf | No |
2020-02-28 | Rep. Peterson, Collin (D-MN) | H.R. 6035 | American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act | Legislatively delists gray wolves and prohibits judicial review. | No |
2020-02-03 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug (R-CA) | H.R. 5744 | Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act | Exempts certain forest management actrivities from Section 7 of the ESA. | No |
2020-01-29 | Rep. Cheney, Liz (R-WY) | H.R. 5705 | Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020 | Amends the ESA to restrict the wildlife agencies’ ability to designate critical habitat or amend permits. | No |
2020-01-28 | Rep. McClintock (R-CA) | H.R. 5694 | Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020 | Requires that all data used in a listing and delisting determination be published on the internet, imposes overly burdensome requirements and potentially harming species; undermines the ESA’s “best available science” standard by automatically deeming tribal, state and county data ‘best available science’ even if it is not. | No |
2020-01-16 | Rep. Biggs, Andy (R-AZ) | H.R. 5638 | American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act | Amends the ESA to prevent non-native species from being protected under the Act | No |
2020-01-13 | Rep. Olson, Pete (R-TX) | H.R. 5585 | Listing Reform Act | Requires considered of the economic cost of listing a species; prioritizes delisting species; removes mandatory deadlines under the ESA. | No |
2020-01-13 | Rep. Newhouse, Dan (R-WA) | H.R. 5588 | WHOLE Act of 2020 | Fundamentally weakens the ESA Section 7 consultation process by allowing federal agencies to forego minimizing harm to endangered species based only on the possibility of future conservation. | No |
2020-01-13 | Rep. Johnson, Mike (R-LA) | H.R. 5591 | Critical habitat Improvement Act | Restricts the wildlife agencies’ ability to designate critical habitat for a species. | No |
2020-01-13 | Rep. Smith, Jason (R-MO) | H.R. 5594 | EMPOWERS Act of 2020 | Shifts authority to states by requiring FWS to consult with county and state officials over listing a species and imposes burdensome requirements before a species can be listed | No |
2020-01-13 | Rep. Norman, Ralph (R-SC) | H.R. 5601 | Property Rights Protection Act of 2020 | Restricts the wildlife agencies’ ability to designate critical habitat on private land. | No |
2020-01-10 | Rep. Gianforte, Greg (R-MT) | H.R. 5579 | LIST Act of 2020 | Prioritizes the delisting of species; eliminates judicial review; and allows FWS to prohibit a citizen from submitting a petition for a period of 10 years. | No |
2020-01-10 | Rep. Gosar, Paul (R-AZ) | H.R. 5580 | Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act | Codifies the Trump administration’s regulations weakening the ESA. | No |
2019-12-19 | Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT) | S. 3140 | American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act | Legislatively delists gray wolves and prohibits judicial review | No |
2019-12-18 | Rep. Young, Don (R-AK) | H.R. 5489 | Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act | Allows polar bear trophies to be imported into the United States | No |
2019-12-17 | Rep. Stewart, Chris (R-UT) | H.R. 5445 | Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 | Prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from designating critical habitat in water infrastructure areas | No |
2019-12-17 | Rep. Tipton, Scott (R-CO) | H.R. 5467 | LOCAL Act of 2019 | Automatically grants an incidental take permit under Section 10 of the ESA to a private party if FWS approved a voluntary conservation agreement under this bill. | No |
2019-12-12 | Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY); Sen. Carper, Tom (D-DE) | S. 3051 | America’s Conservation Enhancement Act | Creates an onerous reporting scheme that detracts from agencies’ ability to do conservation work | No |
2019-11-21 | Rep. McClintock, Tom (R-CA) | H.R. 5217 | WOW Act | Transfers authority of NOAA to regulate anadromous and catadromous fish species under the ESA to the FWS. | No |
2019-11-14 | Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO) | H.R. 5095 | To require the Secretary of Interior to delist certain endangered species and threatened species | Automatically removes ESA protections after 5 years of a species being listed. | No |
2019-09-26 | Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) | S. 2580 | Dept. of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 | Prevents ESA listing of the greater and Columbia-basin sage grouse for 1 year. | No |
2019-09-25 | Rep. Peterson, Collin (D-MN) | H.R. 4494 | Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019 | Legislatively delists wolves in the Great Lakes and prohibits judicial review. | No |
2019-09-24 | Rep. Young, Don (R-AK) | H.R. 4483 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to increase State and local involvement in management plans. | Text not yet released. | No |
2019-09-11 | Rep. Scalise, Steve (R-LA) | H.R. 4294 | American Energy First Act | Exempts from Section 7 any oil and gas activities occurring on non-federal land; Exempts permit holders from complying with the Act’s prohibitions on the take of listed marine mammals if they obtain a permit under the MMPA. | No |
2019-08-23 | Rep. Yoho, Ted (R-FL) | H.R. 4208 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. | Amends the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the listing of the barasingha, red lechwe, Arabian oryx, Eld’s deer, Grevy’s zebra, gaur, or banteng. | No |
2019-08-01 | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) | S. 2430 | A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes. | Exempts from the Endangered Species Act any federally-funded project in rural areas. | No |
2019-07-31 | Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX) | S. 2374 | Saving America’s Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act | Amends the ESA to prevent non-native species from being protected under the Act | No |
2019-07-30 | Sen. Paul, Rand (R-KY) | S. 2343 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Strips protections from every endangered species until Congress passes a resolution of approval, guts protections for species found only within one state’s boundaries, and eliminates citizens’ ability to submit petitions to protect species under the ESA. | No |
2019-07-25 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) | H.R. 4057 | FORESTS Act of 2019 | Weakens the Section 7 consultation process by imposing expedited deadlines on federal wildlife agencies. | No |
2019-07-11 | Rep. Young, Don (R-AK) | H.R. 3697H.R. 3697 | Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act | Overrides the ESA by providing that any restriction on fishing restrictions under the ESA must be implemented under this Act. | No |
2019-06-21 | Rep. Johnson, Mike (R-LA) | H.R. 3424 | Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2019 | Exempts permit holders from complying with the Act’s prohibitions on the take of listed marine mammals if they obtain a permit under the MMPA; replaces ESA consultation process with streamlined version. | No |
2019-06-20 | Rep. Golden, Jared (D-ME); Rep. Pingree, Chellie (D-ME) | H.R. 3055 (amdt 411) | Rider to Commerce, Justice and Science FY2020 Appropriations bill | Prohibits NOAA from using any funds to utilize a North Atlantic right whale Risk Reduction Decision Support Tool | No |
2019-06-10 | Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT) | S. 1768 | Native Species Protection Act | Strips Endangered Species Act protections for all species that are found in only one state (which would affect 1,099 plants and animals). | No |
2019-05-13 | Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX) | S. 1426 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements | Replaces the current standard for awarding court costs in citizen suits; makes it harder for prevailing parties enforcing the Endangered Species Act to regain attorneys fees. | No |
2019-05-13 | Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX) | S. 1429 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires that all data used in a listing and delisting determination under the Act be made available on the internet, which is overly burdensome for agency. | No |
2019-05-08 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce (R-AR) | H.R. 2607 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 | Exempts the Forest Service from ESA Sec. 7 consultation requirements to ensure logging projects don’t jeopardize species; curtails citizen access to courts. | No |
2019-04-04 | Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX) | S. 1051 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. | Transfers federal authority under Sec. 7 of the ESA to States for certain infrastructure projects in an attempt to streamline environmental permitting process. | No |
2019-03-14 | Sen. Johnson, Ron (R-WI); Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY); Sen. Enzi, Mike (R-WY); Sen. Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) | S. 831 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Legislatively delists wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming; prohibits judicial review | No |
2019-03-13 | Rep. Johnson, Dusty | H.R. 1732 | FASTER Act | Legislatively waives the Endangered Species Act for border wall construction | No |
2019-02-28 | Sen. Enzi, Mike (R-WY) | S. 614 | Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2020 | Legislatively delists the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears; prohibits judicial review | No |
2019-02-28 | Rep. Cheney, Liz (R-WY) | H.R. 1445 | Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2019 | Legislatively delists the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears; prohibits judicial review | No |
2019-02-14 | Sen. Enzi, Mike (R-WY) | S. 502 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the ESA’s “best available science” standard by automatically deeming tribal, state and county data ‘best available science’ even if it is not | No |
2019-02-04 | Rep. Calvert, Ken (R-CA); Rep. Costa, Jim (R-CA) | H.R. 548 | FISH Act | Transfers authority of NOAA to regulate anadromous and catadromous fish species under the ESA to the FWS. (Reorganization) | No |
2019-01-22 | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-CA) | H.J. Res. 31 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Prevents ESA listing of the greater and Columbia-basin sage grouse for 1 year. | Yes; Became Public Law No: 116-6 |
2019-01-17 | Rep. Lowey, Nita (D-NY) | H.R. 648 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Prevents ESA listing of the greater and Columbia-basin sage grouse for 1 year. | No |
2019-01-08 | Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-MN) | H.R. 266 | Dept. of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 | Prevents ESA listing of the greater and Columbia-basin sage grouse for 1 year. | No |
2019-01-08 | Rep. Lowey, Nita (D-NY) | H.R. 21 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Prevents ESA listing of the greater and Columbia-basin sage grouse for 1 year. | No |
2019-01-03 | Rep. Gohmert, Louie (R-TX) | H.R. 30 | SAVES Act | Amends the ESA to prevent non-native species from being protected under the Act. | No |
2018-10-05 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | H.R. 7042 | Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act | Exempts from the ESA wildfire mitigation activities carried out by Dept. of Interior and Dept. of Agriculture | No |
2018-09-27 | Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 302 | Vehicle for FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Allows FEMA to delay taking action for 3 years to address impacts to endangered species from harmful floodplain development | Yes; Public Law 115-254 |
2018-09-25 | Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) | H.R. 6877 | Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2018 | Legislatively delists grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and blocks judicial review | No |
2018-09-13 | Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI); Rep. McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA); Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) | H.R. 6784 | Manage Our Wolves Act | Legislatively delists the gray wolf in the lower 48 states and cedes management authority back to the states. | No |
2018-08-10 | Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) | H.R. 6668 | MUSSELS Act | Legislatively delists all freshwater mussels and prohibits future listing of freshwater mussels. | No |
2018-07-30 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 3297 | Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act | Expands the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve by about 6,900 acres in exchange for a right-of-way for a new east-west northern corridor through a portion of the reserve’s existing boundaries | No |
2018-07-26 | Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) | S. 3292 | To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to modify a provision relating to certain consultation requirements. | Exempts Section 7 consultations for any land management plan under 15 years old that has already been approved, even if new information reveals new threats to species or their habitats. | No |
2018-07-18 | Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) | H.R. 6415 | American Border Act | Waives the ESA, as well as other federal environmental laws, for U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities on public lands. | No |
2018-07-17 | Rep. Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 6147 (Amdt 48) | Rider to the Interior-EPA appropriations bill | Blocks federal funding for the threatened Preble’s Meadow jumping mouse, thwarting recovery efforts for this western species | No |
2018-07-17 | Rep. Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 6147 (Amdt 49) | Rider to the Interior-EPA appropriations bill | Blocks funding for any listed species that do not have a current five year review completed | No |
2018-07-17 | Rep. Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 6147 (Amdt 60) | Rider to the Interior-EPA appropriations bill | Blocks funding for the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse | No |
2018-07-17 | Rep. Pearce (R-NM); Rep. Marshall (R-KS) | H.R. 6147 (Amdt 62) | Rider to the Interior-EPA appropriations bill | Prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the imperiled Lesser Prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act | No |
2018-07-17 | Rep. Smith (R-MO); Rep. Gianforte (R-MT | H.R. 6147 (Amdt 70) | Rider to the Interior-EPA appropriations bill | Restricts federal agencies from paying legal fees for plaintiff’s suits under ESA, CWA, and CAA | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) | H.R. 6344 | LOCAL Act of 2018 | Automatically grants an incidental take permit under Section 10 of the ESA to a private party if FWS approved a voluntary conservation agreement under this bill. | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 6345 | EMPOWERS Act of 2018 | Shifts authority to states by requiring FWS consult with county and state officials when it receives a petition under Section 4 of the ESA and provides burdensome requirements before a species can be listed | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) | H.R. 6346 | WHOLE Act of 2018 | Fundamentally weakens the ESA Section 7 consultation process by allowing federal agencies to forego minimizing harm to endangered species based only on the possibility of future conservation. | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 6354 | STORAGE Act of 2018 | Prohibits FWS from designated critical habitat in water infrastructure areas. | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AK) | H.R. 6355 | PETITION Act of 2018 | Fundamentally weakens the citizen petition process under Section 4; eliminates listing deadlines by allowing FWS to declare a “petition backlog”; and eliminates judicial review. | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) | H.R. 6356 | LIST Act of 2018 | Prioritizes the delisting of species; eliminates judicial review; and allows FWS to prohibit a citizen from submitting a petition for a period of 10 years. | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) | H.R. 6360 | PREDICTS Act of 2018 | Eliminates the flexibility of voluntary conservation measures to the detriment of listed species | No |
2018-07-12 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 6364 | LAMP Act of 2018 | Allows FWS to cede management authority under the ESA to states for intrastate species; prohibits FWS from amending voluntary management plans if a new species is listed | No |
2018-07-02 | Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) | S. XXXX (Draft bill) | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 | Weakens the ESA by giving states significant more authority over endangered species management and recovery | No |
2018-06-27 | Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 6107 | Ending Duplicative Permitting Act | Exempts oil and gas activities on certain non-Federal land from Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act | No |
2018-06-14 | Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) | S. 3073 (Sect. 115) | Rider to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Prevents the ESA-listing of the Columbia and Greater sage grouse | No |
2018-06-14 | Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) | H.R. 6119 | To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes | Legislatively delists the red wolf and precludes judicial review | No |
2018-06-11 | Sen. Angus King (I-ME) | S. 3042 (Section 12601) | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | Exempts sea urchins and cucumbers from export licensing and licensing requirements under Sect. 9(d)(1) of the ESA | No |
2018-06-06 | Rep. Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 6147 (Sect. 438) | Amendment to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Blocks any funding spent towards restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem, where there are fewer than 10 bears left. | No |
2018-06-06 | Rep. Herrara Beutler (R-WA) | H.R. 6147 (Sect. 440) | Amendment to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Blocks any funding for the development and implementation of Washington’s Long Term Conservation Strategy to protect the ESA-listed marbled murrelet | No |
2018-06-06 | Rep. Amodei (R-NV) | H.R. 6147 (Sect. 115) | Amendment to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Prevents the ESA-listing of the bi-state DPS of the sage grouse | No |
2018-06-06 | Rep. Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 6147 (Sect. 441) | Amendment to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Prevents judicial review of certain California water projects that are detrimental to delta smelt and salmon | No |
2018-05-24 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) | H.R. 5895 (Sect. 506) | Energy & Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veteran Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 | Mandates the use of the illegal Federal Columbia River Power System operation plan that endangers 13 imperiled wild salmon and steelhead populations | No |
2018-05-14 | Rep. Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 6147 (Section 115) | Rider to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Prevents the ESA-listing of the Columbia and Greater sage grouse | No |
2018-05-14 | Rep. Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 6147 (Section 117) | Rider to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Legislatively delists the gray wolf range-wide, including the Mexican gray wolf, in the lower 48 states | No |
2018-05-14 | Rep. Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 6147 (Section 116) | Rider to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 rules delisting WY and Great Lakes gray wolves. Precludes judicial review | No |
2018-05-14 | Rep. Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 6147 (Section 437) | Rider to the Dept. of Interior, Environment, and related agencies for FY19 | Eliminates judicial review of the California WaterFix project, which impacts 16 species including the Delta smelt. Precludes litigation under the ESA. | No |
2018-05-11 | Rep. Johnson (R-LA); Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 2 (amdt 94) | Amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill | Fundamentally weakens the ESA Sec. 7 consultation process by allowing federal agencies to forego minimizing harm to endangered species based only on the possibility of future conservation. | No |
2018-05-09 | Rep. Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 5515 (Section 314) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act FY19 | Delays ESA-listing of the Greater sage grouse for 10 years, until 2028, and precludes judicial review | No |
2018-05-09 | Rep. Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 5515 (Section 314) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act FY20 | Delays ESA-listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken for 10 years, until 2028, and precludes judicial review | No |
2018-05-09 | Rep. Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 5515 (Section 314) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act FY21 | Legislatively delists the American burying beetle | No |
2018-04-26 | Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) | S. 2778 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative species as a threatened species or an endangered species, and for other purposes. | Amends the ESA to prevent non-native species from being protected under the Act | No |
2018-04-24 | Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) | H.R. 5597 | Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah | Authorizes a right-of-way for a new east-west northern corridor through a portion of the reserve’s existing boundaries and Desert Tortoise habitat. | No |
2018-04-13 | Rep. Shuster (R-PA); Rep. DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 4 (Section 628) | FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Exempts all private actions from complying with Sec. 7 and 9 of the ESA in regards to FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program | No |
2018-04-13 | Rep. Shuster (R-PA); Rep. DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 4 (Section 161) | FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Requires the Secretary of Transportation to work with federal agencies to ensure that critical habitat is not designated on or near airport property | No |
2018-04-12 | Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 2663 (Section 4) | Agriculture Creates Real Employment (ACRE) Act | Forces FWS to propose a rule exempting sea urchins and cucumbers export licensing and licensing requirements under Sec. 9 of the ESA | No |
2018-04-12 | Rep. Conaway (R-TX) | H.R. 2 (Section 8303) | Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) | Exempts the Forest Service from ESA Sec. 7 consultations and allows the agency to unilaterally approve projects in national forests | No |
2018-04-12 | Rep. Conaway (R-TX) | H.R. 2 (Section 9111) | Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) | Exempts the U.S. EPA from ESA Sec. 7 consultation requirements, allowing the agency to ignore impacts of toxic pesticides on endangered wildlife | No |
2018-04-12 | Rep. Conaway (R-TX) | H.R. 2 (Section 9114) | Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) | Guts ESA Sec. 9, allowing anyone to kill an endangered species with a pesticide without recourse if they are in compliance with the pesticide label. | No |
2018-03-23 | Rep. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) | P.L. 115-141 (Division G, Section 120) | Rider to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Defunds any listing or potential listing of the Sage-grouse and Columbia basin Sage-grouse | Yes- Public Law No: 115-141 |
2018-03-23 | Rep. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) | P.L. 115-141 (Division G, Section 208) | Rider to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; would exempt Sec. 7 consultations for any land management plan under 15 years old that has already been approved prior to species listing, critical habitat designation, new information, etc. | Yes- Public Law No: 115-141 |
2018-03-21 | Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 2587 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. | Transfers federal authority under Sec. 7 of the ESA to States for certain infrastructure projects in an attempt to streamline environmental permitting process. | No |
2018-01-10 | Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) | H.R. 4760 | Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 | Broadly waives all provisions of the ESA for the construction of a border wall and/or border patrol activities. | No |
2018-01-04 | Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) | S. 2277 | A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States | Calls for the USFWS to determine if a population of fewer than 100 wolves has been established along the Arizona-New Mexico border and if so, declares the Mexican wolf recovered and delists them. | No |
2017-12-18 | Rep. DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 4667 (Sect. 2029) | Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Assistance for FY 2018 | Exempts all private actions from complying with Sections 7 and 9 of the ESA in regards to FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program | No |
2017-11-20 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | Sect. 114 (Senate Chairman’s mark) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Defunds any listing or potential listing of the Sage-grouse and Columbia basin Sage-grouse for the next year | No |
2017-11-20 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | Sect. 120 (Senate Chairman’s mark) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); Preempts judicial review | No |
2017-11-20 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) | Sect. 121 (Senate Chairman’s mark) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Delists the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the ESA and prevent future listings (defunding provision) | No |
2017-11-20 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Sen. John Tester (D-MT) | Sect. 431 (Senate Chairman’s mark) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; would broadly exempt Sec. 7 consultations for any land management plan that has already been approved prior to species listing, critical habitat designation, new information, etc. | No |
2017-11-03 | Rep. Steve Scalise | H.R. 4239 | SECURE American Energy Act | Exempts take from Sec. 9 and Sec. 7 consultation if take is authorized for marine mammals; weakens MMPA’s requirement to monitor/report take/harassment and prevents a [major] alteration of design/scope/etc. of the activity in instances of take. | No |
2017-11-01 | Rep. Steve Pearce (R- NM) | H.R. 2936 (H.Amdt 474) | Resilient Forests Act of 2017 | Broadly waives Sec. 7 consultation for logging projects in Gila, Lincoln, and Cibola national forests | No |
2017-10-23 | Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 2068 | Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; Would forego Section 7 consultations when new species are listed or new critical habitat designated, for already-approved land management plans | No |
2017-10-19 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | H.Con.Res.71 (S.Amdt. 1429) | Senate Amdt to House Budget Resolution | Strips ESA protections for all species that are found in only one state (which would affect 1,099 plants and animals) | No |
2017-10-19 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | H.Con.Res.71 (S.Amdt. 1485) | Senate Amdt to House Budget Resolution | Prohibits the USFWS from reconsidering the ESA listing of sage-grouse for at least 10 years and would prevent the withdrawal of 10 million acres of sage-grouse habitat from mineral leases | No |
2017-10-03 | Rep. Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 3916 | Federally Integrated Species Health Act (“FISH”) Act | Transfers authority of NOAA to regulate anadromous and catadromous fish species under the ESA to the FWS. (Reorganization) | No |
2017-09-26 | Sen. Hatch (R-Utah), Lee (R-Utah) | S. 1863 | Native Species Protection Act | Strips ESA protections for all species that are found in only one state (which would affect 1,099 plants and animals) | No |
2017-08-25 | Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 3354 (H.Amdt. 334) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Reduces the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s land acquisition account by $4,000,000 and redirects funds towards delisting efforts. | No |
2017-08-25 | Rep. Bruce Poliquin (D-ME) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 445) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Exempts sea urchins and cucumbers from export licensing and licensing requirements under Sect. 9(d)(1) of the ESA | No |
2017-08-25 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 458) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Delists any plant or animal species that has not undergone a periodic 5 year review (most ESA-listed species) | No |
2017-08-25 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 459) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Legislatively delists Preble’s meadow jumping mouse | No |
2017-08-25 | Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO); Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 461) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Restricts federal agencies from paying legal fees for plaintiff’s suits under ESA, CWA, and CAA | No |
2017-08-03 | Sen. John Coryn (R-TX) | S. 1757 | Building America’s Trust Act | Exempts U.S. Customs and Border Protection from requirements of 36 different federal laws, including all provsions of the ESA. | No |
2017-07-28 | Rep. McCaul (R-TX) | H.R. 3548 (Sect. 120) | Border Security for America Act of 2017 | Exempts U.S. Customs and Border Protection from requirements of 36 different federal laws, including all provisions of the ESA | No |
2017-07-28 | Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) | H.R. 3565 | Federal Land Freedom Act | Waives federal environmental requirements, including ESA and replaces them with state regulatory standards for oil & gas/development permits | No |
2017-07-28 | Rep. Tom McKlintock (R-CA) | H.R. 3608 | Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act | Requires that all data used in a listing determination under the ESA be made available on the internet, even if such data increases poaching or collecting risk to such species | No |
2017-07-11 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 113) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Defunds any listing or potential listing of the Sage-grouse and Columbia basin Sage-grouse for the next year | No |
2017-07-11 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 116) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the n Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); Preempts judicial review | No |
2017-07-11 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 3354 (Sect. 117) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2018 | Blocks funding for Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower 48 states, including Mexican gray wolves and their recovery | No |
2017-06-29 | Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | H.R. 3131 | Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act | Limits attorney’s fees for successful citizen plaintiff who enforce the requirements of the ESA to protect species | No |
2017-06-29 | Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) | H.R. 3133 | Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2017 | Exempts take from Sect. 9 as well as Sect. 7 Consult if take is authorized for marine mammals and weakens MMPA’s requirement to monitor/report take/harassment and prevents a [major] alteration of design/scope/etc. of the activity in instances of take | No |
2017-06-29 | Sen. John Barrasso (R-WI); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Sen. Ben. Cardin (D-MD) | S. 1514 | Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation (“HELP”) Act | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2017-06-29 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) | H.R. 3144 | To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes. | Mandates the use of the illegal Federal Columbia River Power System operation plan that endangers PNW salmon, until at least 2022, and maybe indefinitely. | No |
2017-06-23 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) | H.R. 3043 | To modernize hydropower policy, and for other purposes | Authorizes FERC to evade environmental laws, including the ESA, to streamline the hydropower licensing process | No |
2017-06-22 | Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) | H.R. 2997 | 21st Century AIRR Act | Imposes limits on critical habitat designations on or near airport property | No |
2017-06-08 | Rep. DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 2825 (Sect. 6007) | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act | Exempts all private actions from complying with Sec. 7 and 9 of the ESA in regards to FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program | No |
2017-06-07 | Rep. Mike Lee (R-UT) | H.R. 2810 (S.Amdt. 469) | Rider to the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act | Delays a potential ESA listing for the sage-grouse for at least 10 years; Transfers 60 million acres of public lands, much of which is sage grouse habitat to the states | No |
2017-06-07 | Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) | H.R. 3668 | Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement (“SHARE”) Act of 2017 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2017-06-06 | Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AK) | H.R. 2936 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 | Exempts the Forest Service from ESA Sec. 7 consultation requirements to ensure logging projects don’t jeopardize species; curtails citizen access to courts | No |
2017-05-23 | Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) | H.R. 2603 | The “Saves Act” | Amends the ESA to prevent non-native species from being protected under the Act | No |
2017-05-23 | Sen. Angus King (I-ME) | S. 1206 | To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms | Exempts sea urchins and cucumbers from export licensing and licensing requirements under Sect. 9(d)(1) of the ESA | No |
2017-05-19 | Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA); Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 2548 (Sect. 6) | FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Exempts Sect. 7 consultation for flood control activities on private land, even if these projects require a federal permit | No |
2017-05-17 | Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME); Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) | H.R. 2504 | To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms | Forces FWS to propose a rule exempting sea urchins and cucumbers export licensing and licensing requirements under Sect. 9 of the ESA | No |
2017-04-25 | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) | H.R. 2134 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Strips protections from every endangered species until Congress passes a resolution of approval, guts protections for species found only within one state’s boundaries, and eliminates citizens’ ability to submit petitions to protect species under the ESA | No |
2017-04-25 | Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV); Sen. Rand Paul | S. 935 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Strips protections from every endangered species until Congress passes a resolution of approval, guts protections for species found only within one state’s boundaries, and eliminates citizens’ ability to submit petitions to protect species under the ESA | No |
2017-03-27 | Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY); Sen John barrasso (R-WI) | S. 735 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard by automatically deeming tribal, state and county data ‘best available science’ even if it is not | No |
2017-03-27 | Sen. John Barrasso (R-WI) | S. 879 | National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2017 | Waives ESA Sec. 7 consultation for forest management activities by making NFMA consultation under 50 CFR 402 sufficient for ESA obligations | No |
2017-03-15 | Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT); Jon Tester (D-MT) | S. 605 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; Would forego Section 7 consultations when new species are listed or new critical habitat designated, for already-approved land management plans | No |
2017-03-13 | Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) | H.R. 1525 | Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act | Prevents any federal employee from entering into settlements for payment of attorneys’ fees for environmental law cases, including ESA. | No |
2017-03-09 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 1483 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; Would forego Section 7 consultations when new species are listed or new critical habitat designated, for already-approved land management plans | No |
2017-03-01 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | H.R. 1269 | Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act | Transfers implementation of the ESA from expert agency USFWS to the Bureau of Reclamation for a CA water project | No |
2017-03-01 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 1273 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires that all data used in a listing and delisting determination under the ESA be made available on the internet; overly burdensome to agency | No |
2017-03-01 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 1274 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard by deeming tribal, state and county data ‘best available science’ even if it is not | No |
2017-02-14 | Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) | S. 368 | Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act | Allows hostile states to intervene in forming the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan despite the ESA requirement to only use best available science | No |
2017-02-14 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 375 | Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act | Requires the Interior Department to provide public notification of when ESA suits are filed and would set a lower standard for when industry groups can intervene | No |
2017-02-14 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 376 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires that all data used in a listing and delisting determination under the ESA be made available on the internet; overly burdensome to agency | No |
2017-02-07 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S. 335 | Federal Land Freedom Act | Transfers oversight of oil and gas leasing of all federal land located in a state to the state; waives the ESA for all oil & gas and energy development activities | v |
2017-02-03 | Sen. Jim Risch (R-IA) | S. 273 | Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 | Allows state governors to block any provisions within the sweeping federal sage grouse conservation plans approved in 2015 that do not conform to state-approved grouse conservation strategies; | No |
2017-01-27 | Rep. Pete Olsen (R-TX) | H.R. 717 | Listing Reform Act | Requires consideration of economic cost of listing a species under the ESA, despite Sec. 4 best available science requirement; removes mandatory deadlines for listing decisions, leaving candidate species in limbo | No |
2017-01-18 | Sen. John barrasso (R-WI); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) | S. 164 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; preempts judicial review | No |
2017-01-13 | Sen. Rob Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 527 | Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 | Allows state governors to block any provisions within the sweeping federal sage grouse conservation plans approved in 2015 that do not conform to state-approved grouse conservation strategies | No |
2017-01-11 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S.Con.Res.3 (S.Amdt. 151) | Rider to the concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. | Transfers oversight of over 60 million acres of federal lands where sage-grouse are found to Western states; Prevents the FWS from listing the bird for at least 10 years | No |
2017-01-10 | Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY); Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) | H.R. 424 | Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2017-01-04 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 244 (Sect. 114) | Rider to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 | Prohibits funds from being used to write or issue rules for the sage-grouse pursuant to the ESA for a year. | Yes- Public Law No: 115-31 |
2017-01-04 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | H.R. 289 | Guides and Outfitters Act (“GO”) Act | Prohibits DOI from charging businesses costs associated with Sec. 7 consultations when applying for special use permits | No |
2017-01-03 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 200 | Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (“FISH”) Act | Overrides the ESA by providing that any restriction on fishing restrictions under the ESA must be implemented under this Act | No |
2017-01-03 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 226 | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act | Authorizes the import and export of ivory under the ESA; Makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2017-01-03 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 23 | Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 | Waives the ESA in water diversion projects in the Sacramento River or the San Joaquin Rivers | No |
2017-01-03 | Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) | H.R. 26 (H.Amdt.) | Regulations in Need of Scrutiny (“REINS”) Act of 2017 | Delays ESA listing of the sage grouse for the next 5 years, until 2021; Invalidates federal management plans if a state has their own plan; preempts judicial review | No |
2016-12-08 | Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT); Rep. John Tester (D-MT) | S. 3533 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act | Legislatively undoes the Cottonwood v. USFS case; Would forego Section 7 consultations when new species are listed or new critical habitat designated, for already-approved land management plans | No |
2016-12-05 | Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA); Rep. Kevin McCarthy | S. 612 (Subtitle J) | Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act | Requires for the maximum amt of water to be pumped out of the Sacremento and San Joaquin rivers; Overrides Section 7 consultation requirements | Yes- became Public Law 114-322 |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 477) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists all Gray wolves throughout the lower 48 states | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) | H.R. 5538 (H.Amdt. 116) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Mandates FWS conduct a study and report to Congress on the status of recovery of gulf sturgeon for the purposed of downlisting or delisting | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM); Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 494) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists the Mexican gray wolf (funding limitation); Blocks portions of the recovery plan | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 478) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse from its current endangered status | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 476) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Delists the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse from its current listing status (funding limitation) | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 496) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Prevents agencies from paying any legal fees for lawsuit settlements that enforce environmental laws, including the ESA | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 475) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Delists any plant or animal species that has not undergone a periodic 5 year review (which is most of the species given FWS’ backlog) | No |
2016-07-06 | Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | H.R. 5538 (H.Amdt. 61) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Would prevent plaintiffs from gaining funds from attys fees for work in excess of over $125 per hour for ESA civil suits; redundant and uncessary because the Equal Access to Justice Act already mandates this | No |
2016-06-15 | Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 445) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists the Lesser prairie chicken; Prohibits the enforcment of its current threatened listing | No |
2016-06-15 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 447) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Restricts implentation of two Sect. 7 BiOps which would limt the amount of water being pumped out the CA Bay-Delta estruary | No |
2016-06-15 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sec. 448) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Overrides two Sect. 7 BiOps by requiring water pumping in excess of what is allowed in the BiOps regarding water management in the CA Bay-Delta estruary | No |
2016-06-15 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 449) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Overrides the ESA Sect. 7 consultation with state water rights if consultation interferes with water pumping and water rights. | No |
2016-06-15 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 450) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Blocks funds to implement the court settlement which restores the San Joaquin River for imperiled fish | No |
2016-06-14 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) | S. 3068 (Sect. 119) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2016-06-14 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) | S. 3068 (Sect. 115) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Delays ESA listing for the Greater sage grouse for 1 year (funding limitation) | No |
2016-06-14 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) | S. 3068 (Sect. 111) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Funding limitation to prohibit the enforcement of lesser prairie chicken’s current threatened listing; Unecessary because FWS has a Ct. order to remove the species anyways | No |
2016-05-24 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 119) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules so delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2016-05-24 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 114) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Delays ESA listing for the Greater sage grouse for 1 year (funding limitation); Transfers 60 million acres of BLM land to states | No |
2016-05-24 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 118) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Weakens ESA protections for salmon and delta smelt in California’s Bay-Delta region | No |
2016-05-24 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5538 (Sect. 118) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 | Weakens ESA protections for salmon and delta smelt in California’s Bay-Delta region | No |
2016-05-20 | Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) | H.Amdts to S. 2012 (Sect. 2104) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Exempts the sale, possession, and trade of ivory from the ESA | No |
2016-05-20 | Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) | H.Amdts to S. 2012 (Sect. 2201) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2016-05-20 | Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) | H.Amdts to S. 2012 (Sect. 2202) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Reissues the 2012 FWS rule to delist wolves in Wyoming specifically | No |
2016-05-20 | Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) | H.Amdts to S. 2012 (Div. C) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Permanently overides ESA protections for species in the Bay Delta region to pump the maximum amt of water out of the San Joaquin river | No |
2016-05-18 | Rep. Blaine Leutkemeyer (R-MO) | H.R. 5281 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Automatically removes all ESA protections for all species unless Congress votes to extend protections for each species; Requires state governor approval in order for a species to be listed | No |
2016-04-29 | Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) | S. 2876 | Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act | Allows hostile states to intervene in forming the recovery plan despite the requirement for best available science | No |
2016-04-27 | Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) | H.R. 4909 (Sect. 2866) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists the American burying beetle | No |
2016-04-27 | Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) | H.R. 4909 (Sect. 2865) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 | Permanently delists the lesser prairie chicken; prohibits the enforcement of its current threatened listing; Unecessary because FWS has a Ct. order to remove the species anyways | No |
2016-04-25 | Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) | H.R. 4909 (Sect. 2864) | Rider to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 | Delays any listing on greater sage grouse for next 10yrs, until 2026; Blocks state management plans | No |
2016-04-12 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 5055 (Sect. 204) | Rider to Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 | Maximixes pumping of water to Central CA but blocks reinitiation of Sect. 7 consultation | No |
2016-04-12 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 5055 (Sect. 205) | Rider to Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 | Requires water pumping form the Delta far in excess of the maximum levels permitted under 2 ESA BiOps; prohibit implementation of the BiOps if doing so would reduce water supply | No |
2016-04-12 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 5055 (Sect. 206) | Rider to Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 | Precludes implementation of the ESA (Sect. 7) if it affects water rights under CA state law | No |
2016-04-12 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 5055 (Sect. 207) | Rider to Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 | Prohibits funding to carry out the settlement agreement of NRDC vs. Kirk Rogers, which restored water flows in San Joaquin River for endangered fish | No |
2016-04-12 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 5055 (Sect. 208) | Rider to Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 | Prohibits funding to maintain flows in any river in CA when there is a drought | No |
2016-03-15 | Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 4739 | Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2016 | Delays a potential ESA listing for greater sage-grouse for at least 10 years; Transfers management of 60 million acres where the SG occurs from BLM to the states | No |
2016-02-29 | Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) | H.R. 1471 (Sect. 311) | FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 | Would exempt FEMA from complying with consultation requirements of other federal laws, including the ESA in regards to the impacts of the National Flood Insurance Program | No |
2016-02-26 | Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) | H.R. 2406 (Sect. 2001) | Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement (“SHARE”) Act | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rulesto delist wolves the Great lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Wyoming; Preempts judicial review | No |
2016-02-26 | Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) | H.R. 2406 (Sect. 2002) | Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement (“SHARE”) Act | Reissues the 2012 FWS rule to delist wolves in Wyoming | No |
2016-02-10 | Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) | S. 2533 | California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act | Weakens ESA protections for salmon by increasing water flows out of the San Joaquin River; Conflicts with state law, which prohibits the expansion of Shasta Dam to protect salmon | No |
2016-02-02 | Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) | S. 2012 (S.Amdt. 3164) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Permanently elists the Mexican gray wolf | No |
2016-01-27 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) | S. 659 (Sect. 15) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the n Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); preempts judicial review | No |
2016-01-27 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) | S. 2012 (S.Amdt. 3034 to S.Amdt. 2953) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Prohibits the listing of the long-eared bat | No |
2016-01-27 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 2012 (S.Amdt. 3027 to S.Amdt. 2953) | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 | Bars plaintiff recovery for those who file lawsuits to enforce the ESA | No |
2016-01-16 | Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 659 (Sec. 14) | Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the n Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); Preempts judicial review | No |
2016-01-16 | Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 659 (Sect. 14) | Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015 | Reissues the 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves Wyoming specifically | No |
2016-01-12 | Rep. Ken Buck (R-Co) | H.R. 4371 | Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 | Reinstates all the ESA delisting riders from FY 2016 omnibus, including rider to bar plaintiff’s attorneys fees under the ESA | No |
2015-12-11 | Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) | H.R. 4245 | To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act | Would force FWS to propose a rule exempting sea urchins and cucumbers export licensing and licensing requirements under Sect. 9 of the ESA | No |
2015-11-17 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 2286 | Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015 | Requires FWS to do research on the impact of a listing on fossil fuel, timber, and forage loads before listing a species | No |
2015-11-17 | Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) | H.R. 4034 | Secure Fence Restoration Act of 2015 | Waives a slew of environmental laws including the ESA in the construction of a fence along the Southwest border | No |
2015-11-10 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI); Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 2281 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the n Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); Preempts judicial review | No |
2015-10-02 | Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) | H.R.3682 (Sect. 942) | Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 | Deems the final 2008 BLM regulations on oil shales as sufficient for satisfying the ESA | No |
2015-09-09 | Rep. Lisa Murkowski (R-AR) | S. 2011 | Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015 | Waives incidental take permitsunder the ESA by making an incidental take permit under the Marine Protection Mammal Act sufficient for both laws | No |
2015-07-22 | Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) | H.R. 3162 | Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act | Establishes burdensome reporting requirements about ESA litigation | No |
2015-07-16 | Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) | S. 1769 | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 | Amends Sect. 9 of the ESA to allow for the import of ivory; Makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2015-07-16 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | H.R. 2898 (H.Amdt. 670) | Amdt. To the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 | Gives water contractors special applicant rights and influence over the Sect. 7 consultation process | No |
2015-07-15 | Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | S. 1780 | Restoring America’s Watersheds Act of 2015 | Waives the ESA by allowingthe secretary to waive ANY requirement under the ESA by using the Interior Manual on Adaptive Management; Overbroad and vaguely written | No |
2015-07-13 | Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) | H.R. 5751 | Shiras Moose Protection and Recovery Act | Reissues the 2013 FWS rules to delist the Mexican gray wolf); Preempts judicial review | No |
2015-07-08 | Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 634) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Prohibits USFWS to use funds to enforce the ESA with respect to the mussels | No |
2015-07-08 | Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 633) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Would take away funds to pay legal fees for consent decrees to plaintiffs who sue to enforce the ESA, CAA, and CWA | No |
2015-07-08 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 628) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Defunds any listing of plant or animal that has not undergone a status review first; contravenes the requirements of the ESA | No |
2015-07-08 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 635) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Would prevent plaintiffs from gaining funds from attys fees for work in excess of over $125 per hour for ESA civil suits; Redundant and uncessary because the Equal Access to Justice Act already mandates this | No |
2015-07-07 | Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 615) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Permanently delists the lesser prairie chicken; prohibits the enforcement of its current threatened listing | No |
2015-07-07 | Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 626) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Prevents funding for any attempts to list the bat under the ESA | No |
2015-07-07 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 627) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Delists the preble’s meadow jumping mouse from its current listing status | No |
2015-07-07 | Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 581) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Would defund any attempts to list the sonoran desert tortoise under the ESA | No |
2015-06-25 | Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 2910 | Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act | Permanently delists the Mexican gray wolf | No |
2015-06-25 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 2898 | Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 | Permanently overides ESA protections for species in the Bay Delta region to pump the maximum amt of water out of the San Joaquin river | No |
2015-06-25 | Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) | S. 1691 | National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015 | Bypasses Sect. 7 consultation by deeming alternative consultation under FIFRA as achieving compliance | No |
2015-06-24 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 2822 (H. Amdt. 19) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Permanently removes protections from Gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, Utah | No |
2015-06-24 | Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 16) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Would take away funding to manage sage grouse habitat or implement the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments | No |
2015-06-23 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) | S. 1645 (Sect. 110) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior & Environment Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2016 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist the Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); preempts judicial review | No |
2015-06-23 | Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) | S. 1645 (Sect. 119) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior & Environment Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2016 | Delays a potential sage grouse listing for 1 year | Yes- became Public Law No: 114-113; H.R.2029 |
2015-06-23 | Sen. Jerry Moran (R-AL) | S. 1645 (Sect. 128) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior & Environment Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2016 | Permanently delists the lesser prairie chicken from its threatened status and blocks federal funding to relist it | No |
2015-06-23 | Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) | H.R. 2822 (H.Amdt. 3) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Permanently delists the lesser prairie chicken from its threatened status | No |
2015-06-11 | Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) | H.R. 2735 | Accountable Recovery Act | Amends the ESA to require specific numerical recovery goals despite the best available science; automatically delists a species if Secretary does not respond to a petition alleging those numerical goals have been met | No |
2015-06-09 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 2822 (Sect. 120) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Defunds any regulations which regulates the importation of ivory | No |
2015-06-09 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 2822 (Sect. 121) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Reissues the 2011 and 2012 FWS rules to delist wolves in Wyoming and Great Lakes region (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan); Preempts judicial review | No |
2015-06-09 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 2822 (Sect. 117) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Delays greater sage-grouse listing for one year | Yes- became Public Law No: 114-113; H.R.2029 |
2015-06-09 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 2822 (Sect. 122) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Expands the Sect. 4(d) rule for northern long-eared bat to exempt incidental take caused by any industry activity | No |
2015-06-05 | Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) | H.R. 1735 (S. Amdt. 1633) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Would exempt the Secretaries of Interior and agriculture from complying with the ESA within 100 miles of any border, land, or sea | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-06-04 | Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) | H.R.1735 (S.Amdt. 1709 to S.Amdt. 1463) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Delays listing of greater sage grouse for 6 years | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-06-04 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | H.R. 1735 (S.Amdt. 1687 to S.Amdt. 1473) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Prevents ESA listing for Greater sage grouse until 2021; Permenently delists the American burying beetle and lesser prairie chicken | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-06-03 | Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) | H.R. 2578 (H.Amdt. 354) | Rider to Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016 | Prohibit NMFS from implementing recovery plans for salmon/steelhead in Central Valley CA if those recovery plans don’t address predation. There is little scientific evidence showing that such measures can effectively increase salmon populations | No |
2015-05-19 | Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA) | H.R. 2406 (Sec. 1003) | Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement (“SHARE” Act | Amends Sect. 9 of the ESA to allow for the import of ivory; Makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2015-05-19 | Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) | S. 1376 (Sect. 313) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-05-15 | Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) | H.R. 2352 | The State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by deeming that any information submitted by a State, tribe or county government is the “best available” science for use in a listing decision | No |
2015-05-14 | Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) | H.R. 1735 (H.Amdt. 230) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Prohibits the lesser prairie-chicken from being protected under the ESA until at least 2021; Permanently removes ESA protection for the American burying beetle nationwide | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-05-14 | Rep. Paul Labrador (R-ID) | H.R. 2316 | Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act | Subjects federal forest land to state and private management instead of the ESA | No |
2015-05-05 | Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) | H.R. 1735 (Sect. 312) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-05-04 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 1142 | Native Species Protection Act | Eliminates ESA protections for over 800 species that are “intrastate” species found only within one state. | No |
2015-05-01 | Rep. Tom Mclintock (R-CA) | H.R. 2028 (H.Amdt. 208) | Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act of 2017 | Forbids funding from being used to purchase water to supplement or enhance instream flow requirements in California mandated by the ESA | |
2015-04-30 | Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) | H.R. 2134 | Listing Reform Act | Block plaintiff’s lawsuits from setting deadlines for DOI to decide on whether or not to list species under the ESA; Also innapropriately allows DOI o take the economic cost of a listing decision into account | No |
2015-04-29 | Rep. Eric Crawford (R-AR) | H.R. 2098 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published | Requires the Interior secretary to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis for any proposals to set aside critical habitat; Limits federal actions needed to sustain plants and animals listed under the ESA | No |
2015-04-29 | Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | H.R. 2109 | Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act | Limits attorney’s fees for successful citizen plaintiff who enforce the requirements of the ESA to protect species | No |
2015-04-28 | Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) | S. 1118 (Sect. 304) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-04-23 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) | H.R. 1985 | Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015 | Delists the Pactific NW population of gray wolves in WA, Utah, and Oregon, and return management authority for the species back to the individual states | No |
2015-04-23 | Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) | H.R. 1997 | Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act | Delays an ESA listing for greater sage-grouse for at least 6 years | No |
2015-04-22 | Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) | S. 1036 | Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act | Prevents ESA listing of the Greater Sage-Grouse for 6years; reverts Gunnison Sage-Grouse from threatened status to candidate; Cedes sage grouse management to the states and states do not have to abide by the best available science | No |
2015-04-22 | Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 1735 (Sect. 2862) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 | Delays ESA listing for the sage grouse for 10yrs, until 2025; Invalidates federal management plans if a state has their own plan | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-03-27 | Sen. John Thune (R-SD) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 422) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Indefinitely delays ESA listing for the northern long-eared bat | No |
2015-03-26 | Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 606) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Allows for the continued import and export of ivory, which undermines conservation efforts and makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2015-03-26 | Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 659) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Requires cumulative economic effects analysis into designation of critical habitat | No |
2015-03-26 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 759) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Establishes funding neutral reserve fund fior all “intrastate” species found only within one state | No |
2015-03-26 | Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) | H.R. 1667 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires all information used in a listing determination to be published online | No |
2015-03-25 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 861) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Undermines the ability of citizens to enforce the ESA by restricting citizens’ ability to recover litigation costs | No |
2015-03-24 | Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 452) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Prohibits listing of greater sage-grouse under ESA indefinitely | No |
2015-03-24 | Rep. Kristi L. Noem (R-SD) | H.R. 1589 | To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act | Prohibits the protection of the northern long-eared bat under the ESA indefinitely | No |
2015-03-24 | Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) | S. 855 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Automatically removes all ESA protections for all species unless Congress votes to extend protections for each species; Requires state governor approval in order for a species to be listed | No |
2015-03-24 | Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 412) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Undermines the ability of citizens to enforce violations of the ESA | No |
2015-03-24 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S.Con.Res.11 (S.Amdt. 497) | Buget Resolution for Fiscal Years 2017-2025 | Defers “conservation planning and implementation” from the federal govt. to states and local govt | No |
2015-03-18 | Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) | S. 791 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 | Exempts virtually all energy development projects from the requirements of the ESA to protect listed species | No |
2015-03-17 | Rep. Jim Bridenstine Jim (R-OK) | H.R. 1487 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015 | Exempts virtually all energy development projects from the requirements of the ESA to protect listed species | No |
2015-03-12 | Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) | S. 736 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by deeming that any information submitted by a State, tribe or county government is the “best available” science for use in a listing decision | No |
2015-03-04 | Sen. John Thune (R-SD) | S. 655 | A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act | Prohibits the protection of the northern long-eared bat under the ESA indefinitely. | No |
2015-03-04 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 1335 | Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act | Overrides the ESA by providing that any restriction on fishing restrictions under the ESA must be implemented under this act | No |
2015-02-12 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S. 490 | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 | Waives the ESA for state oil & gas explorations | No |
2015-02-11 | Rep. Reid Ribbl (R-WI) | H.R. 884 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act | Permanently removes all ESA protections Gray wolves in Wyoming and Great Lakes region ( Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) | No |
2015-02-11 | Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) | H.R. 866 | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 | Waives the ESA for state oil & gas explorations | No |
2015-02-10 | Rep. John Kline (R-MN) | H.R. 843 | Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 | Permanently delists the gray wolf in three states in the Great Lakes region– Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan | No |
2015-02-03 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 697 | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2015 | Authorizes for the import and export of ivory under the ESA; makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2015-02-02 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) | H.R. 659 | Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2015 | Removes ESA protection for the lesser prairie chicken as threatened unitl at least 2020 | No |
2015-01-28 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 292 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires that all data used in a listing determination under the ESA be made available on the internet, even if such data increases poaching or collecting risk to such species | No |
2015-01-28 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 293 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements | Would make it harder for those suing to enforce ESA to settle their cases and recover attorneys fees | No |
2015-01-28 | Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) | H.R. 585 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements | Replaces the current standard for awarding court costs in citizen suits; makes it harder for prevailing parties enforcing the ESA to regain attorneys fees | No |
2015-01-27 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) | S. 1 (S.Amdt. 244) | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Prevents FWS from listing the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species under the ESA | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-27 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) | S.1 (S.Amdt. 243) | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Prevents FWS from listing the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species under the ESA | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-22 | Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) | S. 1 (S.Amdt. 73 to S.Amdt. 2) | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Delists the lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened species under the ESA and prevent future listings. | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-21 | Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) | S. 208 | Secure Our Borders First Act 2015 | Waives all provisions of the ESA within 100 mi from the border | No |
2015-01-21 | Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) | H.R. 399 | Secure Our Borders First Act 2015 | Waives all provisions of the ESA within 100 mi from the border | No |
2015-01-20 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 1 (S.Amdt. 33 to S.Amdt. 2) | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Restricts citizens’ ability to recover litigation costs under the ESA | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-13 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 1 (S.Amdt. 34 to S.Amdt. 2) | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Establishes burdensome reporting requirements about ESA litigation; makes it more difficult for prevailing plaintiffs enforcing the Act to gain back attorneys fees | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-07 | Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) | S. 112 | Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 | Requires that an area be excluded from a critical habitat designations whenever the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area | No |
2015-01-06 | Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) | S. 1 | Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2015-01-06 | Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) | H.R. 3 | Keystone XL Pipeline Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle. | No- vetoed by Pres. Obama |
2014-12-11 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 5886 | African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 | Authorizes for the import and export of ivory under the ESA; makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2014-12-02 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 5781 | California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 | Would pump water out of San Juaquin River/CA’s central valley without regard to ESA | No |
2014-09-15 | Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) | H.R. 2 (Sect. 105) | American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle | No |
2014-07-31 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 2748 | Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act | Replaces the current standard for awarding court costs in citizen suits; Makes it harder for prevailing parties enforcing the ESA to regain attorneys fees | No |
2014-07-31 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 2752 | Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act | Requires DOI to make available online a searchable database detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA | No |
2014-07-31 | Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) | S. 2729 | Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014 | Requires that an area be excluded from a critical habitat designations whenever the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area | No |
2014-07-31 | Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) | H.R. 5329 | Accountable Recovery Act | Requires recovery plans to be completed at the same time a species is protected; Automatically removes ESA protections if government fails to respond to a petition regarding the delisting of a species within 30 days of receipt of such petition. | No |
2014-07-29 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S. 2678 | American Burying Beetle Relief Act of 2014 | Permanently removes all ESA protections for the American burying beetle nationwide | No |
2014-07-29 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S. 2677 | Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 | Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from the list of threatened species under ESA for 5yrs | No |
2014-07-23 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5171 (Sect. 115) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Defunds any regulations which regulates the importation of ivory | No |
2014-07-23 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5171 (Sect. 117) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Prevents any proposed or final listing to protect the greater sage-grouse or Gunnison sage-grouse under ESA in 2015 | Yes- Incorporated into H.R. 83; Became Public Law No: 113-235 |
2014-07-23 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5171 (Sect. 118) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Requires FWS to submit economical analysis of recovery plan and submit it for public comment and review under the ESA by 2015 in response to the 2014 listings | No |
2014-07-23 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5171 (Sect. 116) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Defunds any study for the beetle or final rule to change the status of the beetle unde the ESA | Yes- became Public Law 113-235 |
2014-07-23 | Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) | H.R. 5171 | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Allows for FWS to redirect funding that has been allocated to the ESA program into the Fish and Aquatic Conservation Account but not the reverse | No |
2014-07-22 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 2635 | 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act | Requires that all data used in a listing determination under the ESA be made available on the internet, even if such data increases poaching or collecting risk to such species | No |
2014-07-17 | Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) | S. 2630 | A bill to amend the ESA to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by deeming that any information submitted by a State, tribe or county government is the “best available” science for use in a listing decision | No |
2014-07-10 | Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) | S. 2587 | Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 | Amends the ESA to allow ivory imports; undermines conservation of the African elephant | No |
2014-07-10 | Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT) | H.R. 5052 | Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 | Amends Section 11 of the ESA to allow for the continued import and export of ivory, makes it more difficult to track illegal ivory | No |
2014-07-09 | Sen. John Walsh (D-MT) | S. 2575 | Sage Grouse Accountability and Private Conservation Act of 2014 | Requires DOI to prepare a report on the status of greater sage-grouse conservation efforts under the ESA for accountability to benefit farmers, ranchers, and developers | No |
2014-06-12 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) | H.R. 4866 | Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014 | Removes the lesser prairie chicken from the list of threatened species under ESA for a period of 5yrs to allow the state-driven conservation plans to take affect | No |
2014-06-02 | Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) | S. 2410 (Sect. 353) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | Yes- became Public Law 113-291 |
2014-05-22 | Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) | S. 2394 | Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act | Would delay ESA listing for greater sage-grouse and Gunnison sage-grouse for at least 10 years | No |
2014-05-22 | Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) | H.R. 4716 | Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act | Would delay ESA listing for greater sage-grouse and Gunnison sage-grouse for at least 10 years | No |
2014-05-15 | Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) | H.R. 4660 (H.Amdt. 270) | Rider to Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 | Prohibits funding to establish minimum riparian buffer zones for salmon under the Pacific Coast Recovery Act | Yes- became Public Law 113-235 |
2014-05-05 | Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) | S. 2289 (Sect. 315) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | No |
2014-05-01 | Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) | S. 2280 | A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle | No |
2014-04-08 | Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) | H.R. 4419 | Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act | Delays an ESA listing for greater sage-grouse for 5 years along with all species, amonst other things | No |
2014-03-27 | Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) | H.R. 4317 | State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by deeming that any information submitted by a State, tribe or county government is the “best available” science for use in a listing decision | No |
2014-03-27 | Rep. Eric Crawford (R-AR) | H.R. 4319 | Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 | Requires that the economic analysis of designating critical habitat includes the cost of listing and protecting such species under the ESA | No |
2014-03-27 | Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) | H.R. 4315 | Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act | Requires that all data used in a listing determination under the ESA be made available on the internet, even if such data increases poaching or collecting risk to such species; requires publication of ESA lawsuits filed; replaces EAJA fees in prevailing citizen suits with a lower standard | No |
2014-03-27 | Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) | H.R. 4316 | Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act | Requires DOI to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA | No |
2014-03-27 | Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | H.R. 4318 | Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act | Replaces the current standard for awarding court costs in citizen suits; makes it harder for prevailing parties enforcing the ESA to regain attorneys fees | No |
2014-03-26 | Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) | H.R. 4304 | Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle. | No |
2014-03-24 | Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) | H.R. 4284 | ESA Improvement Act of 2014 | Requires that the federal government count all individuals of a species on both public and private lands in determining whether a species is meeting recovery objectives | No |
2014-03-24 | Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) | H.R. 4742 | Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act | Overrides the ESA by providing that any restriction on fishing restrictions under the ESA must be implemented under this Act | No |
2014-03-19 | Rep. John Carter (R-TX) | H.R. 3547 (Sect. 127) | Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2014 | Exempts trophy hunters from ESA requirement to receive individual permits to hunt three species of endangered antelope in captive ranches inside the United States | Yes- Became Public Law No: 113-76 |
2014-03-16 | Rep. Tom Mclintock (R-CA) | H.R. 1668 | Save Our Water Act | Would suspend the ESA for water management in particular river basins when the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Army, or the Governor of the relevant state declares there is a drought | No |
2014-03-14 | Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) | H.R. 4256 | Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 | Requires that the federal government count all individuals of a species on both public and private lands in determining whether a species is meeting recovery objectives | No |
2014-03-05 | Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) | S. 2084 | Community Protection Act of 2014 | Requires that when critical habitat is proposed, a quantitative economic analysis, including impacts on employment and changes in revenues to States, be made available for public comment | No |
2014-02-11 | Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) | H.R. 4039 | California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 | Requires the Bureau of Reclamation to complete all requirements under NEPA and ESA necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests; Pumps water out of San Juaquin River/CA’s central valley without regard to the ESA | No |
2014-01-29 | Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) | H.R. 3964 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act | Repeals the San Joaquin river restoration settlement; Allows for water transfers without consideration of impacts to ESA-protected species | No |
2014-01-16 | Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) | H.R. 3895 | Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle. | No |
2013-12-11 | Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) | H.R. 3703 | Approve the Pipeline Now Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle | No |
2013-11-20 | Rep. Steve King (R-IA) | H.R. 2609 (H.Amdt. 311) | Rider to Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2014 | Prevents the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing measures to ensure the survival of the endangered pallid sturgeon | No |
2013-11-19 | Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dean Heller (R-NV) | S. 1731 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by requiring the consent of the Governor of a State in which the species is present | No |
2013-11-19 | Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) | H.R. 3533 | Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act | Undermines the “best available science” standard for listing species under the ESA by requiring the consent of the Governor of a State in which the species is present | No |
2013-08-01 | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | S. 1479 | Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 | Truncates Sect. 7 consultation process for certain types of logging projects on public lands, thereby reducing protections to endangered species in those areas | No |
2013-07-25 | Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) | H.R. 2824 | Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America | Codifies a 2008 surface coal mining regulation that eliminated stream-protection buffer zones, deems the regulation compliant withe the ESA. In 2007, a federal court held that the rule was illegal for failing to comply with the ESA | No |
2013-07-11 | Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) | H.R. 2674 | Job Creation Act of 2013 | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle. | No |
2013-07-10 | Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) | H.R. 2642 (Sect. 2610) | Rider to Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (“Farm Bill”) | Requires economic impact analysis of conservation programs of the lesser prarie chicken conservation | YES- Became Public Law No: 113-79 |
2013-07-10 | Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) | H.R. 2642 (Sect. 9012) | Rider to Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (“Farm Bill”) | Prevents implementation of any conservation measure in a biological opinion designed to address impacts of pesticides on endangered species. | No |
2013-05-09 | Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) | H.R. 1927 | More Water and Security for Californians Act | Mandates that no biological opinion can alter/modify/stop water deliveries in the California bay delta | No |
2013-05-07 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 1866 | Enhancement of Species Survival Act | Allow for importation of ESA-protected foreign species that are a sport-hunted trophy that complies with the requirements of CITES; Undermines overall enforcement tools to address poaching by facilitating trade in endangered species | No |
2013-03-21 | Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | H.R. 1345 | Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 | Truncates Sect. 7 consultation process for certain types of logging projects on public lands, thereby reducing protections to endangered species in those areas | No |
2013-03-21 | Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) | H.R. 1314 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements | Allows for intervention in legal settlement for industry, States, and other parties; Raises thresholds for successful citizen plaintiffs enforcing requirements of ESA to receive attorneys fees | No |
2013-03-15 | Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) | H.R. 3 | Northern Route Approval Act | Allows Keystone pipeline to be constructed regardless of amount of harm or deaths of American burying beetle | No |
2013-03-14 | Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA) | H.R. 1960 (Sect. 320) | Rider to National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014 | Allows incidental take of California southern sea otter during the course of military readiness activities | No |
2013-03-07 | Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) | S. 486 | Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act | Prohibits implementation of rule designed to protect nesting piping plovers and their critical habitat at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area from motorized recreational vehicles | No |
2013-02-27 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S.19 | Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act | Amends the ESA to allow any corporation to intervene in any legal settlement to protect species under the ESA | No |
2013-02-27 | Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) | S. 17 | Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 | Prohibit consideration of greenhouse gases for any endangered species; Amends the ESA to create an exemption for take in certain situations | No |
2013-02-26 | Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) | H.R. 819 | Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act | Prohibits implementation of rule designed to protect nesting piping plovers and their critical habitat at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area from motorized recreational vehicles | No |
2013-02-06 | Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) | H.R. 576 | Save Endangered Species Act of 2013 | Exempts trophy hunters from ESA requirement to receive individual permits to hunt three species of endangered antelope in captive ranches inside the United States | No |
2012-07-26 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 3446 | Salamander Community Conservation Act | Prevents the listing of four central Texas salamander species as threatened or endangered under the ESA | No |
2012-07-26 | Rep. John Carter (R-TX) | H.R. 6219 | Salamander Community Conservation Act | Prevents the listing of four central Texas salamander species as threatened or endangered under the ESA | No |
2012-07-26 | Rep. John Carter (R-TX) | H.R. 6091 (Sect. 423) | Rider to the Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2013 | Exempts trophy hunters from ESA requirement to receive individual permits to hunt three species of endangered antelope in captive ranches inside the United States | No |
2012-05-24 | Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) | S.2340 (S.Amdt. 2404) | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (“Farm Bill”) | Requires economic impacts of listing a species as endangered or threatened under the ESA or designating its critical habitat | No |
2012-02-14 | Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) | H.R. 4019 | Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 | Would exempt several types of logging and forestry projects from the requirements of the ESA | No |
2011-11-17 | Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) | H.R.3453 | State Management of Recovered Wolves Act | Allows States to conduct lethal control of wolves to protect ranchers from wolf depredations in any State where wolf population exceeds a recovery goal | No |
2011-11-08 | Rep. Scott McInnis (R-CO) | H.R.3259 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to emergencies involving the health and safety of persons, in the same manner as such authority is available under the Wilderness Act | Waives all ESA requirements for emergencies agency actions that involves or will likely involve the health and safety of people | No |
2011-09-20 | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | S. 1580 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 | Expands ability of private or State entities to kill or injure Utah prairie dogs in cemetaries and airports without a permit | No |
2011-09-20 | Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) | H.R. 2973 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 | Expands ability of private or State entities to kill or injure Utah prairie dogs in cemetaries and airports without a permit | No |
2011-09-14 | Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | S. 1552 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger | Prohibits prosecution of individuals that kill or injury grizzly bears when do so for reasons of self defense | No |
2011-09-14 | Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) | H.R. 2929 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger | Prohibits prosecution of individuals that kill or injury grizzly bears when do so for reasons of self defense | No |
2011-07-25 | Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL) | H.R. 2584 (H.Amdt. 42) | Rider to the Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 | Prevents the implementation of a boat speed-reduction rule designed to protect manatee in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida | No |
2011-07-19 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID); Rep. John Tester (D-MT) | H.R. 2584 | Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2012 | Eliminated all funding to list any species as threatened or endangered or to designate critical habitat for any species for fiscal year 2012 (“Extinction Rider”) | No |
2011-07-05 | Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 2584 (Sect. 119) | Rider to the Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 | Prohibits ESA protections of gray wolf in Wyoming or in the Western Great Lakes states | No |
2011-06-08 | Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) | S.782 (S.Amdt. 429) | Amdt. to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 | Prohibits protection of lesser prairie-chicken as a threatened or endangered species | No |
2011-06-07 | Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) | S. 782 (S.Amdt. 397) | Amdt. to the Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 | Prohibits protection of dunes sagebrush lizard as a threatened or endangered species | No |
2011-05-11 | Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) | H.R. 1837 | Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (aka “State Water Rights Repeal Act”) | Rolls back ESA protections for all species impacted by the Central Valley and California State Water Projects by mandating that all ESA requirements are already met; blocks BiOps that are more restrictive than the 1994 Bay Delta Accord | No |
2011-05-10 | Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) | H.R. 1806 | Bluefin Tuna Fishermen Employment Preservation Act | Prohibit protection of the Bluefin tuna as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA. | No |
2011-05-10 | Rep. Candace Miller (R-MI) | H.R. 1819 | State Wildlife Management Act | Prohibits ESA protections for gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and the Northern Rockies | No |
2011-05-04 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) | H.R. 1719 | Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011 | Requires the Administrator of each of the Bonneville Power Administration to put on each customer’s electricity bill the cost to implement the ESA | No |
2011-04-13 | Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 1505 | National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act | Exempts the Secretary of Homeland Security from complying with all provisions of the ESA for any activities needed to achieve operational control of the U.S. border | No |
2011-04-12 | Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) | H.R. 1473 (Sec. 1713) | Rider to Dept. of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2011 | Delists the Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment of gray wolf within Idaho, Montana, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and a portion of Utah (“the Wolf Rider”) | Yes- Became Public Law No: 112-10 |
2011-03-31 | Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) | H.R. 1287 | Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 | Prohibits consideration of greenhouse gases in implementing of the ESA, exempts States from compliance with ESA during state-declared emergencies | No |
2011-03-30 | Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) | H.R. 1251 | Drought Relief Act (aka “More Water for the Valley Act”) | Mandates that no biological opinion can alter/modify/stop water deliveries in the California bay delta | No |
2011-03-17 | Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 1202 | To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries | Would require agencies to remove all Mexican spotted owls from the wild and put them into captive “sanctuaries” | No |
2011-03-11 | Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) | S. 706 | Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 | Prohibits consideration of greenhouse gases in implementing of the ESA, exempts States from compliance with ESA during state-declared emergencies | No |
2011-03-11 | Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) | H.R. 1042 | The Discredit Eternal Listing Inequality of Species Takings Act (“DELIST”) Act | Requires that a species must be deemed “extinct” if its population has not “substantially increased” within 15 years of the date it was listed under the Act | No |
2011-02-28 | Rep. John Kline (R-MN) | H.R. 838 | Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011 | Prohibits any wolf species in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being protected as endangered or threatened under the ESA | No |
2011-02-16 | Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) | H.R. 2584 (H.Amdt. 194) | Rider to Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2012 | Prohibits protection of gray wolf in Idaho, Montana, and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah, as well as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan | No |
2011-02-11 | Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) | H.R. 1 (H.Amdt. 342) | Rider to the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2011 | Cuts all funding to the Mexican gray wolf recovery program | No |
2011-02-11 | Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KT) | H.R. 1 (Sec. 1475a-b) | Rider to the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2011 | Blocks the implementation of 2 BiOps for salmon and delta smelt; Prohibits the court settlement which restores the flow of the San Joaquin River and DOI from completing the envr. review of the impact of removing 4 dams on the Klamouth river to restore salmon populations | No |
2011-02-10 | Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) | S. 321 | Delisting Gray Wolves to Restore State Management Act of 2011 | Delists the Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment of gray wolf within Idaho, Montana, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and a portion of Utah | No |
2011-02-01 | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | S. 249 | The American Big Game and Livestock Protection Act | Prohibits protecting the gray wolf as either threatened or endangered nationwide | No |
2011-01-26 | Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) | H.R. 509 | To amend the Endangered Species Act to provide that Act shall not apply to the gray wolf | Prohibits protecting the gray wolf as either threatened or endangered nationwide | No |
2011-01-26 | Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) | H.R. 510 | Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 | Prohibits protecting gray wolf in Montana or Idaho | No |
2011-01-05 | Rep. Don Young (R-AK) | H.R. 39 | Polar Bear Delisting Act | Delists the threatened polar bear from ESA | No |