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.