January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Limitation on listing of nonnative species and provision of certain financial assistance
(a) Limitation on listing of nonnative species
Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4) Nonnative species
The Secretary may not determine that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species pursuant to this section if such species is not native to the United States.
(b) Limitation on provision of certain financial assistance
Section 8(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537(a)) is amended—
(1)
by striking As a demonstration of
and inserting the following:
(1) In general
As a demonstration of;
(2)
by striking (which includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or interests therein)
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(2) Prohibition on purchasing land in a foreign country
No financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other interests in a foreign country.