3.0.0 1732 2022-11-01T17:47:14Z 2022-11-01T17:47:14Z House HR 2019-03-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 1732.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defense and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;[Page H2718]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-03T13:06:37Z Referred to 2019-03-13T14:00:44Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-01T20:20:55Z Referred to 2019-03-13T14:00:49Z 2019-04-03 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. Committee 2019-04-01 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD N W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-05-21 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2019-06-04 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2019-06-04 False M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2019-06-04 False Environmental Protection Border security and unlawful immigration Ecology Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2019-03-13 Introduced in House 2020-06-14T22:14:20Z Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act

This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.

]]> FASTER Act Display Title FASTER Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to specify that the waiver authority under such Act includes the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purpose of construction of physical barriers along border, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced FASTER Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1732ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1732ih.xml 2019-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.