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Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced: January 8, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 15, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020

This bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on August 27, 2019, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relating to threatened species. The rule requires species listed as threatened after the issuance of the rule to be given protections tailored to the species' needs. Prior to the rule, threatened species were automatically provided with most of the protections that are provided to endangered species.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 4
Armstrong, Kelly
· Feb 6, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Jan 14, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 8, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 8, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 8, 2020
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 8, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5557: Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5557/
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"H.R. 5557: Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5557/.
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H.R. 5557, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5557/.
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