Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4850 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4850

 To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2025

 Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Recovery Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 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''.
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