119-hr102

[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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