,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,newhouse 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4           
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4      
,la,malfa1 ,ms4 ,cheney1 ,mr4 ,norman1  
and ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,endangered  
,species ,act of #aigc to provide for   
consideration of the totality of        
conservation measures in determining the
 impact of proposed ,federal agency     
action4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,weigh ,habitats       
,offsetting ,locational ,effects ,act of
 #bjbj or the ,,whole ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,consideration of the totality of   
conservation measures ,section          
#g7;b77#c7 of the ,endangered ,species  
,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4            
#aecf7;b77#c77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,c7 ,in        

determining whether a ,federal agency   
action is likely to jeopardize the      
continued existence of any endangered   
species or threatened species or result 
in the destruction or adverse           
modification of the critical habitat of 
a species1 the ,secretary shall consider
 the offsetting effects of all          
avoidance1 minimization1 and other      
species-protection or conservation      
measures that are already in place or   
proposed to be implemented as part of   
the action1 including the development1  
improvement1 protection1 or management  
of species habitat whether or not it is 
designated as critical habitat of such  
species4  4