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16 U.S.C. § 1531

Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1531, Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447125
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The Congress finds and declares that— the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction, pursuant to— The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of such endangered species and threatened species, and to take such steps as may be appropriate to achieve the purposes of the treaties and conventions set forth in subsection (a) of this section.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-205(S. 1983)1973-12-28
    Endangered Species Act of 1973
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-159(S. 1143)1979-12-28
    An act to authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-304(H.R. 6133)1982-10-13
    Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-478(H.R. 1467)1988-10-07
    A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally