S 2491
116th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Protect America's Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act of 2019
Introduced: September 17, 2019
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Sep 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
This bill nullifies several 2019 rules that revise regulations relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
The restored rules
- automatically give threatened species the same protections as endangered species;
- revise requirements governing when an agency must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service about endangered species, threatened species, or their habitats;
- prohibit economic assessments from being considered in listing decisions; and
- revise the criteria used for designating critical habitats for the species.
Rulemakings related to these regulations must incorporate climate change impacts.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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