Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
The bill removes the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists and amends the ESA to bar the Secretary from making future threatened or endangered determinations for that species. In short, it delists the species and statutorily excludes it from ESA listing authority.
Progressives emphasize species protection and precedent risks.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drafted substantive statute that accomplishes an immediate legal change by amending the Endangered Species Act to delist and bar future listing of a named species.
The bill removes the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists and amends the ESA to bar the Secretary from making future threatened or endangered determinations for that species.
In short, it delists the species and statutorily excludes it from ESA listing authority.
Very narrow but polarizing change with limited compromise features; success depends heavily on chamber alignment and Senate cloture prospects.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drafted substantive statute that accomplishes an immediate legal change by amending the Endangered Species Act to delist and bar future listing of a named species. The core legal mechanism is present and targeted, but the draft exhibits formatting/clarity issues and omits ancillary detail often desirable for a substantive policy change (fiscal context, implementation guidance, consideration of interactions with other authorities, and accountability provisions).
Progressives emphasize species protection and precedent risks.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize species protection and precedent risks.
Likely to view the bill negatively as a rollback of species protections and precedent-setting exclusion from the ESA.
Concern will center on biodiversity loss, weakened environmental law, and potential harms to the lizard's habitat.
Any claims that this improves economic activity would be viewed skeptically without mitigation commitments.
Would weigh legal and scientific rationale, process fairness, and economic tradeoffs.
Concerned about bypassing ESA procedures and scientific review; sympathetic to reducing unnecessary burdens if supported by evidence.
Likely seeks compromises, transparency, and measurable safeguards.
Likely to view the bill favorably as removing an ESA constraint and protecting local economic activity.
Will emphasize property rights, regulatory relief, and preventing what they consider regulatory overreach.
Skeptical of federal species protections when they impede development.
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Very narrow but polarizing change with limited compromise features; success depends heavily on chamber alignment and Senate cloture prospects.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize species protection and precedent risks.
Very narrow but polarizing change with limited compromise features; success depends heavily on chamber alignment and Senate cloture prospec…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drafted substantive statute that accomplishes an immediate legal change by amending the Endangered Species Act to delist and bar future listing of a nam…
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