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This bill would change the Endangered Species Act so that species not native to the United States could not be listed as endangered or threatened under that law. It would also limit how certain federal wildlife funding can be used, including a ban on using that money to buy land, water, or other property interests in a foreign country. In simple terms, the bill focuses the law on species connected to the United States and stops some federal assistance from going to land purchases outside the country.
- It would block the government from giving endangered species protections to any species that is not native to the United States.
- It would change the law’s funding rules so federal assistance under this section cannot be used to buy, lease, or otherwise acquire land, water, or related interests in another country.
- The bill would amend parts of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 rather than create a brand-new law.
Official Summaries
American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025
This bill limits the protection of endangered or threatened species to species that are native to the United States. In addition, the bill prohibits certain funding for endangered or threatened species from being used to acquire lands, waters, or other interests in foreign countries.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 102 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 102
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Sovereignty and Species
Protection Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LISTING OF NONNATIVE SPECIES AND PROVISION OF
CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) Limitation on Listing of Nonnative Species.--Section 4(a) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(4) Nonnative species.--The Secretary may not determine
that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species
pursuant to this section if such species is not native to the
United States.''.
(b) Limitation on Provision of Certain Financial Assistance.--
Section 8(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537(a))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``As a demonstration of'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--As a demonstration of'';
(2) by striking ``(which includes, but is not limited to,
the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or
interests therein)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Prohibition on purchasing land in a foreign
country.--No financial assistance provided under paragraph (1)
may be used to acquire, by lease or otherwise, lands, waters,
or other interests in a foreign country.''.
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