United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6169 (114th)
Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act
Introduced
26 September 2016
Last action
11 October 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
3 December 2025
Summary
Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a defendant to remove from a state court to the U.S. district court a civil action involving a claim of environmental contamination that impacts or threatens to impact waters of the United States subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Timeline
26 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 October 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 September 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6169
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6169
- us · 114-hr-6169 · source updated 3 December 2025