PETITION Act of 2018

United States115th CongressHR-6355House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 21, 2018

Summary

Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 or the PETITION Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, reviews petitions to list a species on the endangered or threatened species list. Specifically, the bill establishes a process for the appropriate department to declare a petition backlog and discharge the petitions when there is a backlog.

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  1. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.

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  2. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1105.

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  4. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 855.

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