# 117-hr-9456: Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act

117-hr-9456, Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9456
- Congress: 117
- Title: Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-12-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act This bill prohibits any population of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The lesser prairie-chicken is a type of grouse. Currently, two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken are listed under the ESA. The Southern DPS of the lesser prairie-chicken is listed as endangered and the Northern DPS is listed as threatened. The bill removes both populations from the list. In addition, the bill bans Interior from listing any population of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered or threatened in the future.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9456 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9456)

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- [117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9063)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9456 (as of 2025-11-18).