H.R. 181

Summary

H.R. 181, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Tom McClintock (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Text

H.R. 181 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 181 IH: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 181  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. McClintock  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.
1.
Treatment of artificially propagated animals
Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(j)
Treatment of artificially propagated animals
The Secretary shall not distinguish between naturally propagated animals and artificially propagated animals in making any determination under this Act.
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2.
Artificial propagation for mitigation purposes
(a)
In general
Section 14 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (relating to repeals of provisions of law, which have executed) is amended to read as follows:
14.
Artificial propagation for mitigation purposes
The Secretary shall authorize the use of artificial propagation of animals of a species for purposes of any mitigation required under this Act with respect to such species.
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(b)
Conforming amendment
The table of contents in the first section of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to such section and inserting the following:
Sec. 14. Artificial propagation for mitigation purposes.
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3.
Application
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a species without regard to whether the species was determined to be an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Sponsors

Rep. Tom McClintock (R) sponsors H.R. 181 alone.

Tom McClintock

Rep. · R–CA-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 181 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 181 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 181 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 181 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 3 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 181 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Immigration, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 181 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 181’s is Environmental Protection.

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