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H.R. 4284: ESA Improvement Act of 2014

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H.R. 4284: ESA Improvement Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-24 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

ESA Improvement Act of 2014

Plain summary

ESA Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from adding a species to the list of endangered and threatened species: (1) if the Secretary has approved a State Protective Action (SPA) for such species, and (2) before the Secretary has made a final determination regarding approval of an SPA. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify each state of the opportunity to submit an SPA prior to proposing to add a species to the federal list of endangered and threatened species, and (2) provide guidance to states regarding the preparation of an SPA. Establishes a process for approving or disapproving a proposed SPA. Requires the Secretary to review the implementation and effectiveness of an SPA every five years and, if necessary, provide guidance on improvements or revisions that are required to maintain the Secretary's approval of the SPA. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) revoke approval of an SPA and propose adding a species to the federal list if the state has failed to implement the SPA or the SPA failed to make measurable progress toward meeting the recovery criteria for the species, and (2) terminate the effectiveness of an approved SPA if the recovery criteria for the species have been met.

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Official text

ESA Improvement Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4284 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113