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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

Introduced: July 31, 2014 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 31, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4318 Identical bill Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2748: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2748/
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"S. 2748: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2748/.
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S. 2748, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2748/.
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