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To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot" shall have no force or effect.
To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot'' shall have no force or effect.
Summary
This bill would nullify a Fish and Wildlife Service rule published in June 2024 that designated six mussel species as endangered or threatened and established critical habitat protections for them. The affected species are the Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, False Spike, and Texas Fawnsfoot. By voiding this rule, the bill would remove the federal endangered and threatened species protections and critical habitat designations that were established for these mussels.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jodey C. Arrington’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $28,800
- SIMFLO $19,800
- GRAIL $18,200
- NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA $13,200
- CITY BANK $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jodey C. Arrington → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2025
Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot” shall have no force or effect.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RULE RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THREATENED SPECIES STATUS OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF MUSSELS.
The final rule issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas Fawnsfoot” (89 Fed. Reg. 48034; published June 4, 2024) shall have no force or effect. <all>
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