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PETITION Act of 2018

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 21, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 855.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 12
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 26, 2018
Mooney, Alexander
· Sep 26, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Sep 26, 2018
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 17, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Sep 17, 2018
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 17, 2018
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jul 12, 2018
Bishop, Rob
· Jul 12, 2018
Collins, Doug
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 12, 2018
Duncan, Jeff
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jul 12, 2018
Gohmert, Louie
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 12, 2018
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 12, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Jul 12, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 12, 2018
Stewart, Chris
· Jul 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6355: PETITION Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6355/
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"H.R. 6355: PETITION Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6355/.
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H.R. 6355, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6355/.
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