Bill > HR2573

This bill, known as the LIZARD Act of 2025 (Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling Act of 2025), seeks to remove the dunes sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) from the lists of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the bill would permanently delist the lizard and prevent the Secretary of the Interior from ever again listing this species as threatened or endangered, effectively eliminating federal protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard. This action would likely facilitate increased drilling and development in the lizard's habitat, which is primarily located in parts of Texas and New Mexico. The bill appears to prioritize economic interests, such as oil and gas exploration, over the conservation of this particular species, by explicitly prohibiting future protective listings and removing current legal safeguards that would otherwise restrict development in the lizard's ecosystem.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2573/all-info