A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-s-171
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2025-01-21
Policy area: Animals
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill removes the lesser prairie-chicken (<em>Tympanuchus pallidicinctus</em>), including each of its distinct population segments, from the threatened and endangered species lists that are published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Further, the bill prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from designating such species as threatened or endangered, and thus, protecting such species under such act.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Mullin , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Delisting of lesser prairie-chicken (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including each distinct population segment of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (b) Exclusion of lesser prairie-Chicken from listing Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The Secretary shall and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to lesser prairie-chicken The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is an endangered species or a threatened species. .