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HR 30 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered and threatened species

SAVES Act

Introduced: January 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saving America’s Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act

This bill limits the protection of endangered and threatened species to species that are native to the United States, thus removing protection given to nonnative species in the United States that are listed as threatened or endangered.

What's happening now February 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jan 28, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 21, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Jan 14, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Dec 19, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Dec 18, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Dec 18, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Dec 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 30: SAVES Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-30/
MLA
"H.R. 30: SAVES Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-30/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 30, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-30/.
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[H.R. 30: SAVES Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-30/)
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