119-hr2608

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To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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Introduced:
Apr 2, 2025
Policy Area:
Animals

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Apr 2, 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 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Apr 2, 2025

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Introduced in House

Apr 2, 2025

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Length: 2,151 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Apr 2, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:29 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2608 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2608

To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and
endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of
1973.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2025

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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and
endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of
1973.

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

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
following species are 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.

(1) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

(2) Banteng (Bos javanicus).

(3) Eld's brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi).

(4) Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi).

(5) Red lechwe (Kobus leche).

(6) Seledang (Bos gaurus).

(7) Swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli).

(b) Bukharan Markhor.--
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 Bukharan Markhor.--The Secretary may not
make a determination under this subsection that the Bukharan markhor
(Capra falconeri heptneri) is a threatened species or an endangered
species.''.
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