3.0.0 2228 2025-12-05T09:03:07Z 2025-12-05T09:03:07Z Senate S S 2023-07-11 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2228 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Discharged From 2023-12-14T23:16:42Z Referred To 2023-07-11T15:27:42Z 118 4549 HR 2023-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2024-10-02 Became Public Law No: 118-105. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2024-10-02 Became Public Law No: 118-105. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2024-10-02 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2024-10-02 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-24 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-24 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-23 18:56:45 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2024-09-23 18:56:44 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 257 - 125 (Roll no. 440). (text: CR H5603-5604) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 440 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll440.xml House 118 2024-09-23T22:56:44Z 2 2024-09-23 18:56:44 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 257 - 125 (Roll no. 440). (text: CR H5603-5604) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 440 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll440.xml House 118 2024-09-23T22:56:44Z 2 2024-09-23 18:33:12 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5625-5626) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-23 18:00:41 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2024-09-23 17:39:15 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2228. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-23 17:39:13 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5603-5606) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-23 17:39:01 Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2023-12-19 14:44:34 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2023-12-19 14:11:25 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2023-12-18 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2023-12-14 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6010) Floor 2023-12-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6010) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2023-12-14 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6009-6010) Floor 2023-12-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2023-12-14 Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2023-07-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2023-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN 2023-07-11 True H000601 Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] Bill Hagerty R TN 2023-07-11 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-07-11 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema I AZ 2023-07-27 False B001305 Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] Ted Budd R NC 2023-07-27 False Public Law 118-105 Environmental Protection Computers and information technology 2023-12-29T14:15:20Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2023-12-29T14:15:20Z Government lending and loan guarantees 2023-12-29T14:15:20Z Industrial facilities 2023-12-29T14:15:20Z Industrial policy and productivity 2023-12-29T14:15:20Z Environmental Protection 2023-08-09T15:30:27Z

00 2023-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2024-09-25T14:27:21Z <p><strong>Building Chips in America Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).</p><p>Specifically, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.</p><p>Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA. A single environmental document and joint record of decision must be prepared for a semiconductor project.&nbsp;In completing the environmental review, Commerce may adopt a prior study or decision under certain circumstances. The bill also allows a state to assume the responsibility of an environmental review under NEPA for a semiconductor project.</p><p>Finally, the bill sets a statute of limitations for certain claims under NEPA.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

55 2023-12-14 Passed Senate 2024-11-18T19:36:57Z <p><strong>Building Chips in America Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).</p><p>First, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including semiconductor projects with (1) activities that commence by December 31, 2024; (2) federal financial assistance provided in the form of a loan or loan guarantee; or (3) federal financial assistance, excluding any loan or loan guarantee, that comprises no more than 10% of the total estimated cost of the project. Further, the bill exempts certain activities from NEPA relating to the construction, expansion, or modernization of semiconductor facilities by establishing several categorical exclusions.</p><p>Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA.</p><p>In completing an environmental review under NEPA for semiconductor projects that receive such financial assistance, Commerce may rely on or adopt prior studies and decisions under certain circumstances.</p>

49 2024-10-02 Public Law 2024-11-18T20:51:04Z <p><strong>Building Chips in America Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).</p><p>First, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including semiconductor projects with (1) activities that commence by December 31, 2024; (2) federal financial assistance provided in the form of a loan or loan guarantee; or (3) federal financial assistance, excluding any loan or loan guarantee, that comprises no more than 10% of the total estimated cost of the project. Further, the bill exempts certain activities from NEPA relating to the construction, expansion, or modernization of semiconductor facilities by establishing several categorical exclusions.</p><p>Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA.</p><p>In completing an environmental review under NEPA for semiconductor projects that receive such financial assistance, Commerce may rely on or adopt prior studies and decisions under certain circumstances.</p>

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