ESA Amendments Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1897 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 489 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1897 [Report No. 119-568] To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Westerman (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Begich, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Hunt, Ms. Maloy, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources March 24, 2026 Additional sponsors: Ms. Boebert, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Collins, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Downing, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Rulli, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania March 24, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, an