US HB3131 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Sponsors
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI] | Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM] | Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA] |
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] |
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2018-02-15 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424. |
2018-02-15 | House | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
2018-02-15 | House | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-563, Part I. |
2017-10-04 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16. |
2017-10-04 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2017-07-19 | House | Committee Hearings Held. |
2017-06-29 | House | 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. |
2017-06-29 | House | 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. |
2017-06-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental protection
Legal fees and court costs
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental protection
Legal fees and court costs
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection