HR 5594
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
EMPOWERS Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
3 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
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2020 or the EMPOWERS Act of 2020
This bill revises the petition process for listing, delisting, or reclassifying an endangered or threatened species, including by requiring petitioners to notify each county and state in which the species is located of the intent to submit a petition.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
2