H.R. 6169 · 114th Congress
Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charles Boustany
- Introduced
- 2016-09-26
- Latest action
- 2016-10-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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.