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HR 5073 103th Congress House

Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994

Official title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that constitutionally protected private property rights are not infringed until adequate protection is af… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that constitutionally protected private property rights are not infringed until adequate protection is afforded by reauthorization of such Act, to protect against and compensate for economic losses from critical habitat designation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 7, 1994 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 1994
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Sep 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Sep 22, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sep 22, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 1994

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit, until its reauthorization, the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) determining a species as an endangered or threatened species; or (2) designating a species habitat as a critical habitat.

Requires the Secretary to compensate, upon request, persons and entities for the loss in market value of land that has been designated a critical habitat.

Limits the current requirement that Federal agencies insure that any action (regardless of its expense) they authorize, fund, or carry out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species determined to be critical, without an express exemption. Restricts such requirement to agency actions that result in expenditures of $500,000 or more.

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  • S 2451 Identical bill Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994
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 Cosponsors 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 7, 1994
COMBEST, LARRY
· Sep 22, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5073: Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-5073/
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