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Defense Siting Clearinghouse Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3860-3861)
Jun 29, 2017
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Defense Siting Clearinghouse Improvement Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a Defense Siting Clearinghouse to serve as a clearinghouse to: (1) coordinate DOD review of applications for energy projects filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and received by DOD from DOT, and (2) accelerate the development of planning tools necessary to determine the acceptability to DOD of proposals included in an application for an energy project.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3860-3861)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2810 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
  • S 1519 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1478: Defense Siting Clearinghouse Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1478/
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"S. 1478: Defense Siting Clearinghouse Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1478/.
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S. 1478, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1478/.
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