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H.R. 2573

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2573, the LIZARD Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 1, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 2573 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2573/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2573 IH: Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2573  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 1, 2025   Mr. Pfluger  (for himself and  Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard 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 dunes sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling Act of 2025   or the   LIZARD Act of 2025  .
2.
Delisting of dunes sagebrush lizard
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), is 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 ).
(b)
Exclusion of dunes sagebrush lizard from listing
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 dunes sagebrush lizard
The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) is a threatened species or an endangered species.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-01
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard 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 dunes sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act.

Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 2573, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2573 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2573 has taken 2 actions since Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 1, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 2573 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2573 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • LIZARD Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • LIZARD Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To remove the dunes sagebrush lizard 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 dunes sagebrush lizard from the authority of that Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2573 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. 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, Defense, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI113
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL113
DANIEL MOSS113
MARY BEETHAM113
ROBERT DEWEY113
TAYLOR RUSH113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2573 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2573’s is Animals.

hr2573/policy-areas.txt
AnimalsAgriculture and FoodArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com