American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025

This bill would change the Endangered Species Act so that only plants and animals native to the United States could be listed as endangered or threatened. Species that are not native to the U.S. could no longer get new federal protections under that law. It also blocks certain conservation funds from being used to buy land, water, or similar interests in other countries. A plain summary from the Library of Congress confirms these two main changes.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Federal wildlife agencies, conservation groups, and projects that work on nonnative species or buy conservation land overseas .
• What changes: No new listings for nonnative species; certain U.S. funds can’t be used to acquire land or similar interests in foreign countries .
• When: These changes would take effect if the bill becomes law.