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HR 5591 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered and threatened species Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Critical Habitat Improvement Act

Introduced: January 13, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Mike Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 17, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Habitat Improvement Act

This bill revises requirements governing the designation of critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Habitats outside of the geographical area occupied by the species must have at least one physical or biological feature that is essential to the conservation of the species in order to be considered as a potential critical habitat.

What's happening now January 17, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jan 28, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Jan 13, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 13, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 13, 2020
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 13, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5591: Critical Habitat Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5591/
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"H.R. 5591: Critical Habitat Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5591/.
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