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HR 8256 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal district courts Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue

Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making

Introduced: September 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Sep 15, 2020
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Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making

This bill sets forth requirements for determining the venue for judicial review of an agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill requires a proceeding for judicial review of an agency's compliance with NEPA to be brought in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized activity is proposed to be carried out or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

What's happening now September 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 10
Burgess, Michael
· Sep 21, 2020
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Sep 21, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 21, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Sep 21, 2020
Stewart, Chris
· Sep 21, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Sep 21, 2020
Bishop, Rob
· Sep 15, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8256: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8256/
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"H.R. 8256: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8256/.
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H.R. 8256, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8256/.
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