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21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

Introduced: January 28, 2015 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 6, 2015
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-37.
Jan 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S601)
Jan 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department 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.

The departments are prohibited 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 a department to withhold the information.

What's happening now May 6, 2015

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-37.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1667 Related bill 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
  • HR 5281 Related bill Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 29, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 29, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 28, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 28, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 28, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 28, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 28, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 28, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 292: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-292/
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"S. 292: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-292/.
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S. 292, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-292/.
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