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S. 2579

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Summary

S. 2579, the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 2579 has 5 co-sponsors.

s2579/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2579 IS: Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
 text/xml
 EN
 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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2579
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Ms. Lummis  (for herself,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr.
  Crapo ,  Mr. Ricketts , and
  Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works
  A BILL
To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025  .
2.
Renaming of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to the Endangered Species
  Recovery Act
(a)
Renaming
The first section of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531  note;  Public Law 93–205 ) is amended by striking  may be cited as the  Endangered Species Act of 1973   and inserting  may be cited as the  Endangered Species Recovery Act  .
(b)
References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the  Endangered Species Act of 1973  shall be deemed to be a reference to the  Endangered Species Recovery Act .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-31
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S. 2579, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2579 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Jul 31, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2579 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 31, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Jul 31, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2579 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2579, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2579 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 2579 in 2 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, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI112
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL112
DANIEL MOSS112
MARY BEETHAM112
ROBERT DEWEY112
TAYLOR RUSH112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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 S. 2579 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2579’s is Environmental Protection.

s2579/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance 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

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