Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025
This bill would rename the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to the Endangered Species Recovery Act and ensure that any reference to the old name in laws, maps, regulations, documents, or other records is treated as a reference to the new name. Importantly, the text shown indicates no substantive changes to the protections, programs, funding, or implementation mechanics of the existing Endangered Species Act; the change is purely a renaming and alignment of terminology. In effect, the act retains all current protections for endangered and threatened species, as well as the processes for recovery planning, critical habitat designations, and related enforcement. The renaming could require updates to statutes and regulatory documents across multiple agencies to reflect the new title, but the underlying policy and administration of species protection appear unchanged.
Key Points
- 1The bill designates the short title as the “Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2025.”
- 2The first section of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 would be renamed to the Endangered Species Recovery Act.
- 3Any reference to the “Endangered Species Act of 1973” in laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or records would be treated as a reference to the “Endangered Species Recovery Act.”
- 4The measure does not include substantive changes to protections, criteria for listing, recovery plans, or regulatory authorities beyond renaming.
- 5The bill as introduced appears to be a formal naming-update bill, not a policy overhaul.