Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jul 22, 2025Environmental Protection

Plain-English summary

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025 This bill modifies requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits, and makes related requirements. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each determination.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Thomas Mcclintock

Sponsor · Republican · CA

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Environmental ProtectionCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresJudicial review and appealsPublic participation and lobbyingPublic-private cooperationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionGovernment information and archives

Sources & text

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