# 119-s-171: A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

119-s-171, A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-171
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-171
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Removes the lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act lists and bars future ESA listings for that species.** The bill would take the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including any distinct population segments, off the federal lists of threatened and endangered species. It would amend ESA section 4(a) so the Secretary may not determine the species to be threatened or endangered. The amendment would apply notwithstanding other law.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove federal protections for lesser prairie-chicken: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would remove the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) from the federal endangered and threatened species lists. It would bar the Secretary from ever listing the species again, including any distinct population segments. The change would take effect upon enactmen…

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- 119-s-84: Sarah's Law
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-171 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/171)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-84: Sarah's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-84)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-171 (as of 2026-09-10).