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HR 3862 104th Congress House

Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996

Official title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to clarify the intent of Congress and ensure that any person having any economic interest that is directly or indir… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to clarify the intent of Congress and ensure that any person having any economic interest that is directly or indirectly harmed by a designation of critical habitat may bring a citizen's suit under that Act.

Introduced: July 22, 1996 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AnimalsCitizen lawsuitsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDamages
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Endangered speciesHabitat conservationLawParties to actionsPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesRight of property
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 1996
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 22, 1996
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 Latest action September 17, 1996

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that any person who satisfies the requirements of the Constitution and demonstrates having suffered or being threatened with economic or other injury resulting from a violation of such Act or a failure of the Secretary of Commerce to act in accordance with it shall be deemed to be within the zone of protected interests of such Act and shall have standing to commence a civil suit on his or her own behalf.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 22, 1996
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jul 22, 1996
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 22, 1996
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 22, 1996
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 22, 1996
TAUZIN, W.
· Jul 22, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3862: Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3862/
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"H.R. 3862: Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3862/.
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H.R. 3862, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3862/.
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