HR 5588
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Endangered and threatened species
Licensing and registrations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
WHOLE Act of 2020
Introduced: January 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Newhouse, Dan
Republican
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 17, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E29-30)
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2020 or the WHOLE Act of 2020
This bill revises the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce reviews an agency action to determine whether the action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of the species. When making such determination, the appropriate department must consider the offsetting effects of protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
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