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Union Calendar No. 817 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6346 
[Report No. 115–1050] 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration 
of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of 
proposed Federal agency action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2018 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MULLIN, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BANKS of Indi-
ana, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. STEWART, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PERRY, Mr. WALK-
ER, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N 
of Puerto Rico, and Mr. HUNTER 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weigh Habitats Offset-
ting Locational Effects Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘WHOLE Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF CONSERVA-
TION MEASURES. 
Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) In determining whether a Federal agency action 
is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any en-
dangered species or threatened species or result in the de-
struction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of 
a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting ef-
fects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species-pro-
tection or conservation measures that are already in place 
or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, in-
cluding the development, improvement, protection, or 
management of species habitat whether or not it is des-
ignated as critical habitat of such species.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 817 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6346 
[Report No. 115–1050] 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to 
provide for consideration of the totality of con-
servation measures in determining the impact of 
proposed Federal agency action. 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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