BillsHH.R. 1897

ESA Amendments Act of 2025

119th CongressIntroduced March 6, 2025Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]· AR-04
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1189 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587.
April 20, 2026

Summary

ESA Amendments Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Endangered Species Act and generally narrows protections provided under the act.

Committees

  • PrimaryNatural Resources Committee

CRS subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversight

Action history

  1. March 6, 2025Introduced in House
  2. March 6, 2025Introduced in House
  3. March 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. March 18, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. March 25, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  6. December 17, 2025Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. December 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. December 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
  9. March 24, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-568.
  10. March 24, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-568.
  11. March 24, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 489.
  12. April 20, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1189 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897 and H.R. 5587. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, H. Res. 1182, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 4690, H.R. 1897, and H.R. 5587.

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  • H.Res. 1189related
    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.