H.R. 587 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.
Cosponsors: 17 (0 D, 17 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-21
Latest action (2025-01-21): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
What H.R. 587 does, in plain terms
This bill removes the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including each of its distinct population segments, from the threatened and endangered species lists that are published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Further, the bill prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from designating such species as threatened or endangered, and thus, protecting such species under such act.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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