NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

Amendments

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), H2228, H2231, H2233, H2234, H2235, H2236 [6MR]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]

Public lands: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2678, H2679 [26MR]

——— ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (H. Res. 524), H2668 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse (see S. 3017), S6788 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement to consider social cost of carbon as a condition of compliance under National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 5358), H7183 [31JY]

Federal-State relations: allow Western States to exchange school trust lands within Federal conservation areas with certain Federal lands with viable revenue opportunities to support public education (see H.R. 4901), H5556 [19JN]

Natural gas: authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land (see S. 2112), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4293), H2644 [25MR]

Public lands: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H2644 [25MR]

Letters

Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2221 [6MR]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2220 [6MR]

——— several organizations, H2223 [6MR]

Motions

Public lands: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2681 [26MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: allow addition of lease sales to a finalized 5-year oil and gas leasing plan, H5782, H5783 [26JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify that new regulations streamlining the Federal permitting process do not overrule regulatory protections governing current construction projects, H2241 [6MR]

——— exempt construction of a nuclear facility in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone from proposal to streamline the Federal permitting process, H2235, H2236 [6MR]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H7845, H7847 [18SE]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), H2086 [28FE], H2220–H2243 [6MR], E339 [10MR], E358 [12MR]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 2641), motion to recommit, H2241 [6MR]

——— include pending projects currently under environmental review in proposal to streamline Federal permitting process, H2234, H2235 [6MR]

——— prohibit deemed approval for any project for which an agency does not meet deadlines relative to environmental review process, H2231–H2233 [6MR]

——— prohibit legislation or regulations from restricting the right of the public in the Federal permitting process, H2236 [6MR]

National wildlife refuges: prohibit waiver for management decisions, H1578 [4FE]

Power resources: ensure the complete length of cross-border natural gas pipelines would be subject to full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act, H5673, H5674 [24JN]

Public lands: clarify process for monument designation for areas of a certain size, H2678 [26MR]

——— ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H2659, H2671–H2683 [26MR], E552 [8AP]

——— ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), consideration (H. Res. 524), H2660–H2670 [26MR]

——— ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), motion to recommit, H2681 [26MR]

——— improve management of grazing leases and permits by consolidating environmental reviews, clarifying definition of current grazing management, and ensuring timely response for certain trailing and crossing applications, H1673, H1674 [6FE]

——— preserve the ability of the President to declare certain military cultural and historic sites as national monuments regardless of size, H2679 [26MR]

——— require a feasibility assessment including benefits, such as jobs and tourism dollars, when designating a new national monument, H2679 [26MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 113–385), H2644 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 113–374), H2198 [5MR]

Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1363) (H. Rept. 113–690), H10333 [2JA]

Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 113–363), H2064 [27FE]

Statements

Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Executive Office of the President, H2225 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act, H2202 [6MR]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act and consideration of motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, H2660 [26MR]

H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act, H2678 [26MR]

H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act, H2228–H2231 [6MR]