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HR 4208 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened species Mammals

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened…

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To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.

Introduced: August 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises endangered or threatened species requirements with respect to hoofstock born within the borders of the United States. Under this bill, hoofstock means barasingha, red lechwe, Arabian oryx, Eld's deer, Grevy's zebra, gaur, or banteng.

The bill prohibits such hoofstock from being treated as endangered species, threatened species, essential experimental populations, or nonessential experimental populations.

What's happening now August 30, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 9, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 27, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4208: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4208/
MLA
"H.R. 4208: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4208/.
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H.R. 4208, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4208/.
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[H.R. 4208: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4208/)
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