HR 587

To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

Summary

This bill removes the lesser prairie-chicken ( Tympanuchus pallidicinctus ), 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.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS-1]
Cosponsors
17
Policy area
Animals
Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-21: Introduced in House