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HJRES 60 115th Congress House

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation…

Official title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relati… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: February 2, 2017 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened species
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E131-132)
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 Latest action February 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on December 27, 2016, about its compensatory mitigation policy under the Endangered Species Act for offsetting the impacts of development activities to endangered and threatened species and their habitats.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 2, 2017
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 2, 2017
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 2, 2017
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Feb 2, 2017
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-60/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-60/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 60, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-60/.
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[H.J. Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-60/)
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