US Congress Senate Bill 273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works 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 modify 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

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB527 (Related) 2017-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/273/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s273/BILLS-115s273is.pdf