Endangered Species Act (ESA)
H.R. 5705
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture
Sponsor Name
Cheney
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
4
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H712

would amend the ESA to restrict the Secretary's ability to alter permits.

H.R. 5694
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
McClintock
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Cal.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
4
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H633

would amend the ESA to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species.

"Significant Portion of Its Range": Statutory Interpretation of the ESA
Author
Quint Doan
Author Bios (long)

Quint Doan is a 2021 J.D. candidate at Yale Law School.

Date
February 2020
Volume
50
Issue
2
Page
10146
Type
Articles
Summary

The Endangered Species Act defines an endangered species as one at risk of extinction “throughout all or a significant portion of its range.” The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has repeatedly defined “significant portion” to mean an area of the range essential to species persistence. This definition is redundant, and various iterations of the definition have been struck down in the past. At the same time, other proposals to list a species only in a portion of its range fail to satisfy the statutory requirements. This Article proposes to define “significant portion of its range” so as to allow DOI to list a species as endangered throughout its entire range based only on the risk of extinction in a portion of its range. The Article also provides a framework for understanding how past policies have failed.

H.R. 5638
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Biggs
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ariz.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H325

would amend the ESA to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species and prohibit certain types of financial assistance.

H.R. 5594
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Smith
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Mo.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H207

would provide for greater county and state consultation with regard to petitions under the ESA.

H.R. 5591
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Johnson
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-La.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H207

would amend the ESA to add requirements to the designation of areas as critical habitats.

H.R. 5588
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Newhouse
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wash.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H207

would amend the ESA to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed federal agency action.

H.R. 5585
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Olson
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Tex.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H207

would amend the ESA to require review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of endangered species or threatened species.

H.R. 5579
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Natural Resources
Sponsor Name
Gianforte
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Mont.
Issue
3
Volume
50
Update Issue
3
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H180

would amend the ESA to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species.

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