TRUE Listing Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to publish a summary statement of the scientific basis for a decision concerning the listing or de-listing of an endangered species or the designation of critical habitat, and for other purposes.

8/4/2007--Introduced.
Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act or the TRUE Listing Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish, concurrently with the publication of any finding or final regulation relating to a determination of whether a species is an endangered or threatened species or to a designation or revision of critical habitat, a summary statement of the scientific basis for such determination, designation, or revision.
Requires such statement to be dated and to include:
(1) the scientific rationale for the determination, designation, or revision; and
(2) identification of officers or employees who participated in such determination, designation, or revision.
Prohibits the Secretary from altering the text of the summary statement after its publication. Authorizes the Secretary to prepare a description of changes to the summary statement in an addendum.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3459

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
August 04, 2007

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• Sep 14, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
• Aug 04, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Aug 04, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1778-1779)
• Introduced on Aug 04, 2007.

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August 27, 2007 Kempthorne Wins 2007 Rubber Dodo Award : Protects Fewer Species ...

Kempthorne's refusal prompted Ed Markey (D-MA) to introduce HR 3459, the "Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act," on August 4, 2007. ...

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August 24, 2007 Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne Wins 2007 Rubber Dodo Award

Kempthorne’s refusal prompted Ed Markey (D-MA) to introduce HR 3459 , the “Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act,” on August 4, 2007. ...

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August 20, 2008 Alan Colmes’ Liberaland » Blog Archive » I’m Glad You Enjoyed My ...

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October 04, 2007 Endangered Species Act

... which established firm timelines for listing species and litigation consequences for violating the deadlines HR 3459 would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife ...

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August 31, 2007 Dirk Kempthorne Wins 2007 Rubber Dodo Award

Kempthorne’s refusal prompted Ed Markey (D-MA) to introduce HR 3459, the “Transparent Reporting Under ESA Listing Act,” on August 4, 2007. It would amend the Endangered Species Act to require the secretary to explain the scientific ...

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