context: The Endangered Species Act does not itself define "range." That seems to accord with the Service's position that "range" refers to "current range."
citation_a.signal: but see
citation_a.identifier: 563 U.S. 816, 821-822
citation_a.parenthetical: Congress has "used the present tense to refer to past convictions"
citation_a.sentence: But see McNeill v. United States, 563 U.S. 816, 821-822, 131 S.Ct. 2218, 180 L.Ed.2d 35 (2011) (Congress has “used the present tense to refer to past convictions”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 644 F.3d 388, 394
citation_b.parenthetical: "The use of the present tense in a statute strongly suggests it does not extend to past actions."
citation_b.sentence: See Sherley v. Sebelius, 644 F.3d 388, 394 (D.C. Cir. 2011) (“The use of the present tense in a statute strongly suggests it does not extend to past actions.”).