To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
HR 2608 permanently removes seven specific species - including Arabian oryx, banteng, and Grevy’s zebra - from the federal endangered and threatened species lists under the Endangered Species Act. It also prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the Bukharan markhor as threatened or endangered in the future. This change ends federal legal protections for these species under the Act. The bill applies only to the named species and the Bukharan markhor’s future status.
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Introduced Apr 2, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Apr 2, 2025
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Chip Roy
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August Pfluger
RRepublican
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Brian Babin
RRepublican
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