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<dc:title>119 S2579 IS: Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-07-31</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
<dc:rights>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.</dc:rights>
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        <distribution-code>II</distribution-code>
        <congress>119th CONGRESS</congress>
        <session>1st Session</session>
        <legis-num>S. 2579</legis-num>
        <current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
        <action>
            <action-date date="20250731">July 31, 2025</action-date>
            <action-desc><sponsor name-id="S410">Ms. Lummis</sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="S317">Mr. Barrasso</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S266">Mr.
                    Crapo</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S423">Mr. Ricketts</cosponsor>, and
                    <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill;
                which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00">Committee on Environment and Public Works</committee-name></action-desc>
        </action>
        <legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
        <official-title>To rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other
            purposes.</official-title>
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    <legis-body>
        <section id="S1" section-type="section-one">
            <enum>1.</enum>
            <header>Short title</header>
 <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025</short-title></quote>.</text>
        </section>
        <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d59beb450134033aef89f580eecd71a">
            <enum>2.</enum>
            <header>Renaming of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to the Endangered Species
                Recovery Act</header>
            <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e704920ea3e4eed903859ff404ad19f">
                <enum>(a)</enum>
                <header>Renaming</header>
 <text>The first section of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/205">Public Law 93–205</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>may be cited as the <quote>Endangered Species Act of 1973</quote></quote> and inserting <quote>may be cited as the <quote>Endangered Species Recovery Act</quote></quote>.</text>
            </subsection>
            <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6cf88a9312a469bb3b974f765baef6a">
                <enum>(b)</enum>
                <header>References</header>
 <text>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the <quote>Endangered Species Act of 1973</quote> shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Endangered Species Recovery Act</quote>.</text>
            </subsection>
        </section>
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