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H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

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H.R. 4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-27 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404. 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

Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

Plain summary

Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior to submit an annual report detailing federal expenditures for civil actions brought under the ESA containing claims that are based on the actions of Interior, the Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, or the Southeastern Power Administration. Requires Interior to make the information available online in a searchable database. Requires the report to include the total funds expended to respond to ESA lawsuits, the number of full-time employees dedicated to ESA lawsuits, and attorneys' fees awarded in the course of ESA lawsuits and settlements.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s)), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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Official text

Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Andy Harris (R-MD), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), James Lankford (R-OK), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4316 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113