# 116-hr-5579: LIST Act of 2020

116-hr-5579, LIST Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5579
- Congress: 116
- Title: LIST Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2020-01-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2020 or the LIST Act of 2020 This bill revises the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists. A species must be removed from the endangered or threatened species lists if the Department of the Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met. The publication and notice of a proposed regulation to remove a species from the lists must consist solely of a notice of the removal. The bill establishes a process for removing species from the lists if they were erroneously or wrongfully listed. The bill prohibits a person from submitting a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species for 10 years if the person knowingly submitted a petition with information that was inaccurate beyond scientifically reasonable margins of error, fraudulent, or misrepresentative.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-5705: Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5601: Property Rights Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5594: EMPOWERS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5588: WHOLE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5580: Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5579 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5579)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-5705: Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5705)
- [116-hr-5601: Property Rights Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5601)
- [116-hr-5594: EMPOWERS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5594)
- [116-hr-5588: WHOLE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5588)
- [116-hr-5580: Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5580)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5579 (as of 2025-11-18).