Congress passed the endangered species act in 1973. What is the purpose of this act?

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation", the ESA was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court called it “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species enacted by any nation.”

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a conference committee is a group of congress representatives appointed by the senate and the house to reach an agreement over a bill that had different versions in each chamber. this is due to the fact that, to pass a law. both the house and the senate must agree on the exact same content and wording of the bill to present it to the president.