What This Bill Does
This bill changes the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent nonnative species (species not originally from the United States) from being protected as endangered or threatened species under that law. The bill is called the "Saving America's Vulnerable Endangered Species Act" or "SAVES Act."
Who It Affects
Federal agencies that enforce the Endangered Species Act. Any organization or person involved in protecting species under that law.
Key Provisions
• Nonnative species in the United States cannot be treated as endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Sec. 2)
What Changes
The Endangered Species Act will no longer allow nonnative species to receive protection as endangered or threatened species.
Important Definitions
The bill does not explicitly define "nonnative species." It only states that nonnative species are "species in the United States that are not native to the United States."
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1558
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative
species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species
or threatened species for purposes of that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 2023
Mr. MORAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide
that nonnative species in the United States shall not
be treated as endangered species or threatened species
for purposes of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saving America’s Vul-
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nerable Endangered Species Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVES Act’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON TREATMENT OF NONNATIVE SPE-
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CIES IN THE UNITED STATES AS ENDAN-
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GERED SPECIES OR THREATENED SPECIES.
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(a) LIMITATION.—Section 13 of the Endangered Spe-
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cies Act of 1973 (relating to amendments to other laws,
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which have executed) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘LIMITATION ON TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SPECIES AS
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ENDANGERED SPECIES OR THREATENED SPECIES
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‘‘SEC. 13.
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‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The species described in sub-
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section (b) shall not be treated as endangered species or
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threatened species for purposes of this Act.
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‘‘(b) COVERED SPECIES.—The species referred to in
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subsection (a) are species in the United States that are
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not native to the United States.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
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tents in the first section of such Act is amended by strik-
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ing the item relating to section 13 and inserting the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘Sec. 13. Limitation on treatment of certain species as endangered species or
threatened species.’’.
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