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A bill to clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

USA115th CongressS-1863| Senate 
| Updated: 9/26/2017
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Native Species Protection Act This bill prohibits an intrastate species from being: (1) considered to be in interstate commerce; and (2) subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, or any other provision of law under which regulatory authority is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause. An intrastate species is any species of plant or fish or wildlife that is: (1) found entirely within the borders of a single state, and (2) not part of a national market for any commodity.
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • September 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environmental Protection

Endangered and threatened species

A bill to clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

USA115th CongressS-1863| Senate 
| Updated: 9/26/2017
Native Species Protection Act This bill prohibits an intrastate species from being: (1) considered to be in interstate commerce; and (2) subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, or any other provision of law under which regulatory authority is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause. An intrastate species is any species of plant or fish or wildlife that is: (1) found entirely within the borders of a single state, and (2) not part of a national market for any commodity.
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Timeline
Sep 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Sep 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • September 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Endangered and threatened species