HR 3862
104th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Animals
Citizen lawsuits
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Damages
Endangered species
Habitat conservation
Law
Parties to actions
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Right of property
Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996
Introduced: July 22, 1996
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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.
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Committee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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