Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Bill: 113-hr-4318
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-27
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Endangered and threatened species

Legal fees and court costs

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2014-07-17
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment, Part I
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4318 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2014 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Harris , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act . 2. Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing law Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4) ) is amended by striking to any and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 406 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4318 [Report No. 113–540, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2014 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Harris , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 July 17, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Lucas , Mr. Cole , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Stockman , Mr. Walden , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Cramer , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Jones , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Smith of Missouri , and Mr. Pearce July 17, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources July 17, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act . 2. Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing law Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4) ) is amended by striking to any and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code. .

July 17, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources July 17, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed