# 119-hr-181: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

119-hr-181, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-181
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**Treating artificially propagated animals the same as wild ones under the Endangered Species Act**. This bill would bar distinctions between naturally and artificially propagated animals for any ESA determinations and would require agencies to authorize artificial propagation when mitigation is required. - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service would have to treat propagated animals the same as naturally occurring animals when making listings, habitat decisions, or other ESA determinations. - Project applicants who must provide mitigation under the ESA could use artificial propagation as an authorized mitigation option, changing what regulators can accept to offset harms. - The rule would cover every endangered or threatened species, regardless of whether it was listed before, on, or after the bill becomes law.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Treat captive-bred animals equally: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary not to treat artificially propagated animals differently than naturally propagated animals in any Endangered Species Act decision. It would also require the Secretary to allow artificial propagation to be used to meet any mitigation required under th…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-181 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/181)

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- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-181 (as of 2026-09-18).