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H.R. 4850
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 4850, the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 1, 2025 by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Aug 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Record
Text
H.R. 4850 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.
hb4850/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 4850 IH: Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-08-01text/xmlENPursuant 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. 4850 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2025 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILLTo rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis 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)RenamingThe 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)ReferencesAny 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.
- Introduced2025-08-01
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) sponsors H.R. 4850 alone.
Committees
H.R. 4850 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.
Actions
H.R. 4850 has taken 2 actions since Aug 1, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 1, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Aug 1, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee |
Votes
H.R. 4850 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 4850, as Identical bill.
Titles
H.R. 4850 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
- 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 H.R. 4850 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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIE FERRI | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DANIEL MOSS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MARY BEETHAM | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ROBERT DEWEY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TAYLOR RUSH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2025 fourth_quarter | $100K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | 2025 third_quarter | $80K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4850 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4850’s is Environmental Protection.
hr4850/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
