[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2608

  To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and 
endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 
                                 1973.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2025

 Mr. Roy (for himself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and 
endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 
                                 1973.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN SPECIES FROM LISTS OF THREATENED SPECIES 
              AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
following species are removed from the lists of threatened species and 
endangered species, as applicable, that are published pursuant to 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533):
            (1) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).
            (2) Banteng (Bos javanicus).
            (3) Eld's brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldi).
            (4) Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi).
            (5) Red lechwe (Kobus leche).
            (6) Seledang (Bos gaurus).
            (7) Swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli).
    (b) Bukharan Markhor.--Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary shall by 
        regulation'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
        (4), the Secretary shall by regulation''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Applicability to Bukharan Markhor.--The Secretary may not 
make a determination under this subsection that the Bukharan markhor 
(Capra falconeri heptneri) is a threatened species or an endangered 
species.''.
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