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HR 2109 114th Congress House

Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Official title: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2015 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Civil actions and liabilityEndangered and threatened speciesLegal fees and court costsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 29, 2015
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.
Apr 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

This bill 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 20, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 15, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 5, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 30, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Apr 30, 2015
Collins, Doug
· Apr 29, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 29, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2109: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2109/
MLA
"H.R. 2109: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2109/.
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H.R. 2109, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2109/.
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