US Congress House Bill 527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 11)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, the USFWS may not alter or invalidate the finding. Additionally, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA that a state management plan is in place.

Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017

Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

SB273 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/527/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr527/BILLS-115hr527ih.pdf