Skip to main content
HR 490 104th Congress House Environmental Protection Animals Compensation (Law) Eminent domain Endangered species Environmental assessment Government liability Habitat conservation Law Public Lands and Natural Resources

Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995

Introduced: January 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
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
Jan 23, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jan 11, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 11, 1995
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior, until the Act's reauthorization, from: (1) determining that a species is an endangered or threatened species; or (2) designating a species habitat as a critical habitat.

Requires the Secretary, upon the request of persons or entities other than the Federal Government, to compensate such persons or entities for the loss in market value of land that has been designated a critical habitat.

Exempts Federal agencies, until the Act's reauthorization, from complying with specified requirements, including: (1) carrying out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species; and (2) insuring that Federal actions are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction of habitat.

What's happening now January 23, 1995

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 191 Text similarities Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995
  • S 503 Text similarities Endangered Species Listing Moratorium Act of 1995
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 23, 1995
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 23, 1995
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 490: Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-490/
MLA
"H.R. 490: Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-490/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 490, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-490/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 490: Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-490/)
Report a problem