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S. 2635 113th Congress Senate

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2014 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesGovernment information and archivesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Jul 22, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4707)
Jul 22, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 22, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4707)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species.

Prohibits the Secretary from making the information publicly available when: (1) the public disclosure of the information is prohibited by state law relating to the protection of personal information, and (2) the state makes a request to the Secretary to withhold the information.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4315 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 29, 2014
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 24, 2014
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 22, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2635: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2635/
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"S. 2635: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2635/.
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S. 2635, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2635/.
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