Last progress July 31, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 31, 2025 by Cynthia M. Lummis
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill changes the name of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to the Endangered Species Recovery Act. It also says that anywhere the old name appears in laws, maps, or documents, it should be read as the new name. There are no other changes described in the text, so how the law works and the protections it provides are not changed by this bill’s language .
| Key point | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who is affected | Federal agencies, courts, and anyone reading or using federal laws and documents will use the new name . |
| What changes | Only the name changes; references to the old name are updated to the new name . |
| When | Takes effect once enacted into law (the text provides the renaming and reference updates) . |