IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1238 
Supporting the designation of May 17, 2024, as ‘‘Endangered Species Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2024 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. GRIJALVA) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of May 17, 2024, 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 that is largely driven by 
human activity; 
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•HRES 1238 IH 
Whereas climate change, large-scale changes in land use, and 
habitat destruction pose existential threats to species; 
Whereas the United States has prioritized the conservation 
and recovery of imperiled species by enacting the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 and other landmark conserva-
tion statutes; 
Whereas conservation and protection efforts implemented 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 have success-
fully prevented the extinction of more than 99 percent of 
species designated as threatened or endangered, including 
the critically imperiled California condor, whooping crane, 
and black-footed ferret; 
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 the United States has the opportunity to stem 
threats to endangered and threatened species by enacting 
and implementing bold policies and conservation initia-
tives, including conserving at least 30 percent each of the 
Nation’s lands and waters by the year 2030; and 
Whereas the recovery of species under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 is a remarkable 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 
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•HRES 1238 IH 
heritage, and the invaluable role that the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 has played in safe-
guarding at-risk species; and 
(3) acknowledges the continued importance of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and other con-
servation measures to protect threatened and endan-
gered species and address the biodiversity crisis. 
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