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Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1997

Introduced: February 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
Mar 21, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-42.
Mar 12, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 12, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 21, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996 (sic) - 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 March 21, 1997

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 11, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 26, 1997
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 13, 1997
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 13, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 752: Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-752/
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"H.R. 752: Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-752/.
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H.R. 752, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-752/.
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