H.R. 102

Summary

H.R. 102, the American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Text

H.R. 102 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 102 IH: American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 102
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 January 3, 2025
  Mr. Biggs of Arizona  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources
 A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Limitation on listing of nonnative species and provision of certain financial assistance
(a)
Limitation on listing of nonnative species
Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4)
Nonnative species
The Secretary may not determine that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species pursuant to this section if such species is not native to the United States.
 .
(b)
Limitation on provision of certain financial assistance
Section 8(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1537(a) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  As a demonstration of  and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
As a demonstration of
 ;
(2)
by striking  (which includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or interests therein) ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Prohibition on purchasing land in a foreign country
No financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other interests in a foreign country.
 .

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Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 102 alone.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 102 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 102 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 102 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 102 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
• American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 102 in 19 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Immigration, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 102 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 102’s is Environmental Protection.

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