HR 6355
115th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
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Judicial review and appeals
PETITION Act of 2018
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 855.
Dec 21, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1105.
Sep 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.
Sep 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 or the PETITION Act of 2018
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, reviews petitions to list a species on the endangered or threatened species list. Specifically, the bill establishes a process for the appropriate department to declare a petition backlog and discharge the petitions when there is a backlog.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 855.
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