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S.112: Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 7, 2015
- Latest Major Action May 6, 2015
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce to exclude an area from designation as a critical habitat to conserve an endangered or threatened species if the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of including the area, unless the failure to designate the area as critical habitat will result in the extinction of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 6, 2015 |
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
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| Jan. 7, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| Jan. 7, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Dean Heller (R-Nev.) |