A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 1, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill requires congressional approval to list, remove from a list, or change the status of any endangered species or threatened species.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5179: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5179/
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