S. 106 · 114th Congress
Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- David Vitter
- Introduced
- 2015-01-07
- Latest action
- 2015-01-07 · Introduced in Senate
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.