IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 420 
Supporting the designation of May 16, 2025, as ‘‘Endangered Species Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. BEYER) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of May 16, 2025, as 
‘‘Endangered Species Day’’. 
Whereas plants and wildlife provide incalculable services for 
humankind, including health, cultural, economic, rec-
reational, and spiritual benefits, among others; 
Whereas, in the United States and around the world, more 
than 2,300 species are recognized as at risk of extinction 
now or in the foreseeable future, and many more are ex-
periencing declines in populations and future viability; 
Whereas the planet is experiencing a biodiversity crisis, which 
many scientists conclude is the sixth mass extinction 
event, with plant and wildlife species across the globe fac-
ing heightened risk of extinction; 
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Whereas the United States has prioritized the conservation 
and recovery of imperiled species by enacting the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 
other landmark conservation statutes; 
Whereas conservation and protection efforts implemented 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) have successfully prevented the extinction 
of 99 percent of species designated as a threatened spe-
cies or an endangered species, including the American 
bald eagle, loggerhead sea turtle, California condor, gray 
whale, whooping crane, Florida manatee, black-footed 
ferret, and Atlantic sturgeon; 
Whereas many at-risk species have significant cultural and 
subsistence values to Tribal, indigenous, and Native Alas-
kan communities, whose Tribal leadership, ancestral 
lands, and traditional ecological knowledge play an in-
valuable role in species conservation and recovery; 
Whereas species protection has secured economic growth in 
wildlife-related tourism and recreational economies, which 
supports millions of American jobs; and 
Whereas the recovery of species under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is a remark-
able success that should be celebrated: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Endangered 
Species Day’’; 
(2) recognizes the intrinsic value of plants and 
wildlife as part of the United States environmental 
heritage and the invaluable role that the Endangered 
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Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) has 
played in safeguarding at-risk species; and 
(3) acknowledges the continued importance of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.) and other conservation measures to 
protect threatened species and endangered species 
and address the biodiversity crisis. 
Æ 
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