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Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9108| House 
| Updated: 9/30/2022
Tom McClintock

Tom McClintock

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (10)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Connie Conway (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)

Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each determination. The bill states that the term best scientific and commercial data available includes all data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government. Thus, the USFWS and NMFS would no longer consider whether data from those sources are the best scientific and commercial data available. Instead, the data would be automatically deemed the best scientific and commercial data available regardless of the quality of the data. Before making a determination on whether a species is an endangered or threatened species, the USFWS and NMFS must provide affected states with all of the data that is the basis of the determination. The Department of the Interior must also publish and maintain an online searchable database that discloses federal expenditures related to litigation under the ESA.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5694
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3608
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Sep 30, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5694
    Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3608
    Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act


  • September 30, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-3315: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9108| House 
| Updated: 9/30/2022
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each determination. The bill states that the term best scientific and commercial data available includes all data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government. Thus, the USFWS and NMFS would no longer consider whether data from those sources are the best scientific and commercial data available. Instead, the data would be automatically deemed the best scientific and commercial data available regardless of the quality of the data. Before making a determination on whether a species is an endangered or threatened species, the USFWS and NMFS must provide affected states with all of the data that is the basis of the determination. The Department of the Interior must also publish and maintain an online searchable database that discloses federal expenditures related to litigation under the ESA.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5694
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-3608
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act
Sep 30, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5694
    Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-3608
    Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act


  • September 30, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Tom McClintock

Tom McClintock

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (10)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Yvette Herrell (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Connie Conway (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)

Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 117-3315: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted