H.R. 5580: Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-10 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act

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Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act This bill provides statutory authority for two rules relating to endangered or threatened species. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published the rules on August 27, 2019. The first rule revises the interagency consultation process relating to such species and federal actions (i.e., activity authorized, funded, or carried out by federal agencies). Under current law, federal agencies must consult with the FWS and NMFS to review the effects of federal actions on such species or their critical habitats. Among other requirements, the rule establishes alternative consultation mechanisms as well as deadlines for FWS and NMFS to complete consultations. The second rule revises the processes for adding or removing a species to the list of endangered or threatened species and designating critical habitat for such species. Among other requirements, the rule outlines additional circumstances under which critical habitat does not need to be designated for endangered or threatened species.

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Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · 8 cosponsors

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Tom McClintock (R-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ralph Norman (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5580.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5580 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116