Congress 113 - HR 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

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Civil actions and liability Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection Legal fees and court costs Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - 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.

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Jul 17, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Jul 17, 2014

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Jul 17, 2014

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-540, Part I.
Apr 30, 2014

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 15.
Apr 30, 2014

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 8, 2014

Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 2014

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.
Mar 27, 2014

Introduced in House

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