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H.R.6355 - PETITION Act of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (Introduced 07/12/2018)
Committees: House - Natural Resources
Latest Action: House - 09/27/2018 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (07/12/2018)

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.