119-hr2573

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LIZARD Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Apr 1, 2025
Policy Area:
Animals

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Apr 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Apr 1, 2025

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Animals (Policy Area)

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Apr 1, 2025

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Introduced in House

Apr 1, 2025

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Length: 2,275 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Apr 1, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:26 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2573 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2573

To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the lists of threatened
species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the dunes
sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2025

Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the lists of threatened
species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the dunes
sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against
Restricting Drilling Act of 2025'' or the ``LIZARD Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), is removed from the
lists of threatened species and endangered species, as applicable, that
are published pursuant to
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).

(b) Exclusion of Dunes Sagebrush Lizard From Listing.--
Section 4 (a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.

(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533

(a) ) is amended--

(1) in paragraph

(1) , by striking ``The Secretary shall by
regulation'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph

(4) , the Secretary shall by regulation''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:
``

(4) Applicability to Dunes Sagebrush Lizard.--The Secretary may
not make a determination under this subsection that the dunes sagebrush
lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) is a threatened species or an endangered
species.''.
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