# 119-hr-2573: LIZARD Act of 2025

119-hr-2573, LIZARD Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2573
- Congress: 119
- Title: LIZARD Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

This bill would **remove federal Endangered Species Act protections** for the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus). It would delist the species from the Act's threatened and endangered lists and would prohibit the Secretary from making any future determination under section 4(a) that the species is threatened or endangered. The text includes no other program changes, funding, phase-ins, or sunsets.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer federal limits in dunes sagebrush lizard habitat: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from Endangered Species Act lists and block any future listing. If your land or project is in the lizard’s habitat, some Endangered Species Act limits and extra federal permit reviews would end. This could make it easier to build, drill,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2573)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-8596: FAIR Labels Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8596)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2573 (as of 2025-12-21).