S 2748
113th Congress
Senate
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
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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