Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2016
Latest action · Mar 15, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2016
This bill delays findings by the Department of the Interior with respect to the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act until September 30, 2026.
Additionally, Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are prohibited from amending any federal resource management plans that affect the greater sage grouse in a state in which the governor has notified Interior or USDA that a state management plan is in place.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2016 to Apr 27, 2016, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-NV | Cresent Hardy | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Mar 15, 2016 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 14, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1735 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 | Related bill | Oct 22, 2015 |
| HR 4909 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Related bill | May 26, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.