Title: PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
This bill nullifies the 2019 rules relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
Among other things, the restored rules

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4348 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4348

To terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and 
    the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened 
                    species, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2019

 Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
Case, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, 
  Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Mucarsel-
 Powell, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Porter, Mr. Quigley, 
 Mr. Sablan, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Soto, and Ms. Kuster of New 
  Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and 
    the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened 
                    species, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Wildlife and Fish 
In Need of Conservation Act of 2019'' or the ``PAW and FIN Conservation 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO ENDANGERED AND 
              THREATENED SPECIES AND RESTORATION OF PRIOR REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The amendments to parts 17, 402, and 424 of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations, made by the following final rules are 
void:
            (1) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the 
        Interior entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
        Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and 
        Plants'' (84 Fed. Reg. 44753 (August 27, 2019)).
            (2) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the Secretary of Commerce entitled ``Endangered 
        and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency 
        Cooperation'' (84 Fed. Reg. 44976 (August 27, 2019)).
            (3) The final rule promulgated by the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the Secretary of Commerce entitled ``Endangered 
        and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing 
        Species and Designating Critical Habitat'' (84 Fed. Reg. 45020 
        (August 27, 2019)).
    (b) Effectiveness.--Parts 17, 402, and 424 of title 50, Code of 
Federal Regulations, shall be in effect as if the amendments voided 
under subsection (a) had not been made.
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