HR 1732
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Border security and unlawful immigration
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
FASTER Act
Introduced: March 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Johnson, Dusty
Republican
· South Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act
This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.