HR 3131
115th Congress
House
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
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Feb 15, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Feb 15, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-563, Part I.
Oct 4, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Oct 4, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2017
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 29, 2017
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.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
(Sec. 2) 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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Committees of jurisdiction
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