3.0.0 1577 2024-07-24T15:23:20Z 2024-07-24T15:23:20Z House H HR 2023-03-14 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:H.R. 1577.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article1, Section 8, clause 3 of the United StatesConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To amend the National Environmental Policy Act to clarifyambigious provisions.[Page H1287]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-03-14T20:04:40Z Lower Energy Costs Act 118 1 HR 2023-03-30 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1. 11:47:06 Related bill CRS TAPP American Resources Act 118 1335 HR 2023-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 18. Related bill CRS Lower Energy Costs Act 118 947 S 2023-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 118 2811 HR 2023-05-04 Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-76. Related bill CRS Countering Communist China Act 118 7476 HR 2024-02-29 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. Related bill CRS 2023-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 N Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 2023-04-14T21:00:20Z 00 2023-03-14 Introduced in House 2023-07-27T20:54:02Z BUILDER Act of 2023 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023

This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions.

Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents.

The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. The lead agency must supervise the preparation of one environmental document (e.g., environmental impact statement), which satisfies the document requirement for all involved agencies, and prepare a schedule to complete the review of the action. If the lead agency is unable to meet the deadlines, it must pay $100 per day to the applicant until the applicant approves a new deadline. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances.

Additionally, the bill limits judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.

]]> BUILDER Act of 2023 Display Title 45 BUILDER Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:23:20Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:41:40Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 BUILDER Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:41:40Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process. 2024-03-18T20:28:04Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1577ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1577ih.xml 2023-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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.