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S 2374 116th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered and threatened species

SAVES Act

Introduced: July 31, 2019 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a living nonnative species from being listed as a threatened or endangered species.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2374: SAVES Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2374/
MLA
"S. 2374: SAVES Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2374/.
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S. 2374, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2374/.
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[S. 2374: SAVES Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2374/)
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