S 3071
110th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Air pollution control
Animals
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
East Asia
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
India
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
South Asia
Treaties
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 22, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4804-4805)
May 22, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in the determination as to whether a species is threatened or endangered until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notifies the Secretary that: (1) each major emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) (specifically including China, India, and the United States) has ratified an international agreement to reduce the quantity of GHGs emitted; and (2) any such emitter found to not to be in compliance with such agreement, in any year, becomes compliant.
Makes this Act effective as of January 1, 2006.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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