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HR 2170 112th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures

Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act

Introduced: June 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.
Oct 14, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-250.
Jul 13, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
Jul 13, 2011
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jul 13, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 16, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jun 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act - Requires federal agencies, in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to: (1) any action authorizing or facilitating a proposed renewable energy project, to consider and analyze at the election of the applicant only the proposed action alternative and the no action alternative and to identify and analyze potential mitigation measures only for such alternatives; and (2) a proposed renewable energy project, to only consider public comments that specifically address such alternatives and that are filed within 30 days after publication of a draft environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

Defines a "renewable energy project" as a project on federal lands or in federal waters, including a project on the Outer Continental Shelf, using wind, solar power, geothermal power, biomass, or marine and hydrokinetic energy to generate energy, that is constructed encouraging the use of equipment and materials manufactured in the United States.

What's happening now October 14, 2011

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Flores, Bill
· Jul 12, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 12, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 12, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 22, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jun 14, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2170: Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2170/
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"H.R. 2170: Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2170/.
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