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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to…

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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 2018 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1876-1878)
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out an assignment program to allow participating states to assume certain responsibilities of DOT with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the state.

What's happening now March 21, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1876-1878)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 16, 2018
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 11, 2018
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 21, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2587: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2587/
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"S. 2587: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2587/.
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S. 2587, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2587/.
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[S. 2587: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2587/)
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