3.0.0 5591 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z 2022-02-08T23:17:52Z House HR 2020-01-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana:H.R. 5591.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H208]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-17T21:52:42Z Referred to 2020-01-13T17:01:00Z 2020-01-17 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2020-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2020-01-13 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2020-01-13 True C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2020-01-13 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2020-01-13 True G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2020-01-13 True C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2020-01-13 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2020-01-28 False A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND 0 2020-01-28 False Environmental Protection Ecology Endangered and threatened species Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2020-01-13 Introduced in House 2020-06-16T02:17:33Z Critical Habitat Improvement Act

This bill revises requirements governing the designation of critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Habitats outside of the geographical area occupied by the species must have at least one physical or biological feature that is essential to the conservation of the species in order to be considered as a potential critical habitat.

]]> Critical Habitat Improvement Act Display Title Critical Habitat Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to add requirements to the designation of areas as critical habitats, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Critical Habitat Improvement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5591ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5591ih.xml 2020-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.