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Under committee review
What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment, part i (Feb 15, 2018)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
What just happenedFeb 15, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Who’s behind it
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 424.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-563, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-563, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 16.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.