Changes core parts of the Endangered Species Act. It defines key terms like “foreseeable future,” “habitat,” “best scientific and commercial data,” and “environmental baseline,” sets a national 5‑year work plan for listing actions, and builds out voluntary conservation agreements on private and other non‑Federal lands with assurances and streamlined reviews. It also adds step‑by‑step recovery goals that reduce restrictions as species meet milestones and gives States a larger role in recovery planning.

The bill increases transparency by putting the data behind decisions online, tracking litigation costs, and requiring economic, national security, and health impact analyses for status decisions. It tightens consultation standards, requires 10‑year reviews of ongoing Federal actions, limits some critical habitat use on qualifying private lands, eases ESA permitting for certain international trade in non‑native species consistent with CITES, and narrows agency rulemaking authority under a specific enforcement provision. It does not change States’ underlying fish and wildlife authorities.