S 1756
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alternative and renewable resources
Civil actions and liability
Coal
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive Office of the President
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Rebuild America Now Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
Aug 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rebuild America Now Act
This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to expedite the environmental review and permitting process for projects undertaken or funded by the federal government that could have significant environmental consequences.
The bill states as policy that when implementing a permitting law, including specified environmental laws, agencies should seek to issue permit decisions favorably to the maximum extent practicable.
The bill includes provisions regarding:
- lawsuits involving challenges to agency actions concerning energy production,
- approval of gas pipeline projects,
- rights-of-way through national parks,
- assistance to areas where air pollution levels have not met national ambient air quality standards, and
- state authority to review certain transportation projects and agreements.
What's happening now
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
Committees of jurisdiction
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