H.R. 4208 · 116th Congress
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ted Yoho
- Introduced
- 2019-08-23
- Latest action
- 2019-08-30 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Summary
This bill revises endangered or threatened species requirements with respect to hoofstock born within the borders of the United States. Under this bill, hoofstock means barasingha, red lechwe, Arabian oryx, Eld's deer, Grevy's zebra, gaur, or banteng.
The bill prohibits such hoofstock from being treated as endangered species, threatened species, essential experimental populations, or nonessential experimental populations.