EMPOWERS Act

Summary

Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act or the EMPOWERS Act This bill revises the petition process for listing, delisting, or reclassifying an endangered or threatened species, including by requiring petitioners to notify each county and state in which the species is located of the intent to submit a petition.

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Timeline

1. 22 July 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 July 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 July 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 August 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 July 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 July 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← EMPOWERS Act of 2020