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HR 1616 117th Congress House

Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

Official title: To provide for Federal and State agency coordination in the approval of certain authorizations under the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

This bill expands the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act as the only lead agency for the purpose of coordinating the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) of natural gas pipeline project applications under the Natural Gas Act. Thus, federal, state, and local agencies involved in the environmental review process must defer to FERC's approved scope for a NEPA review.

FERC must invite and designate the other participating agencies involved in the authorization process. In addition, FERC must consult with the Transportation Security Administration regarding pipeline infrastructure security, pipeline cybersecurity, pipeline personnel security, and other pipeline security measures.

The bill establishes a deadline for agencies to complete NEPA reviews of pipeline projects and requires concurrent reviews when multiple federal or state agencies are involved.

If a federal or state agency requires the person applying for a pipeline authorization to submit data, the agency must consider any such data gathered by aerial or other remote means that the person submits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
McKinley, David
· Feb 2, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 23, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Apr 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1616: Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1616/
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"H.R. 1616: Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1616/.
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H.R. 1616, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1616/.
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