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- H.R.3131
H.R.3131: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 29, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 15, 2018
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (All Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - Feb. 15, 2018
- Introduced in House - June 29, 2017
Bill Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 15, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
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| Feb. 15, 2018 |
Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
| Feb. 15, 2018 |
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-563, Part I.
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| Oct. 4, 2017 |
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
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| Oct. 4, 2017 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| July 19, 2017 |
Committee Hearings Held.
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| June 29, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| June 29, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) |