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HR 3131 115th 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: July 26, 2017 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 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
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 Latest action February 15, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 14, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 26, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 20, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 13, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Jul 13, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3131: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3131/
MLA
"H.R. 3131: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3131/.
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H.R. 3131, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3131/.
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