HR 4318
113th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Civil actions and liability
Endangered and threatened species
Legal fees and court costs
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-540, Part I.
Jul 17, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Jul 17, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Apr 30, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 30, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 15.
Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 8, 2014
Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 27, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Committees of jurisdiction
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