H.R. 2608

Summary

H.R. 2608, the To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, was introduced in the House on Apr 2, 2025 by Rep. Chip Roy (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 2608 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2608 IH: To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-02
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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. 2608  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    A BILL
To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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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To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Sponsors

Rep. Chip Roy (R) sponsors H.R. 2608, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Chip Roy

Rep. · R–TX-21 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 2, 2025

August Pfluger

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 2, 2025 · Original

Brian Babin

Rep. · R–TX-36 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 17, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2608 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Apr 2, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2608 has taken 2 actions since Apr 2, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2608 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2608 goes by 2 titles.

• To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. — Official Title as Introduced
• To remove certain species from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. — Display Title

Lobbying

5 clients hired 6 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2608 in 28 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 Natural Resources, Animals, Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Agriculture, Defense, Homeland Security.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2608 under Animals, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2608’s is Animals.

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