Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-5557House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 15, 2020

Summary

Threatened Species Protection Improvement Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on August 27, 2019, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service relating to threatened species. The rule requires species listed as threatened after the issuance of the rule to be given protections tailored to the species' needs. Prior to the rule, threatened species were automatically provided with most of the protections that are provided to endangered species.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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