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HR 692 117th 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: February 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 2, 2021
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.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jun 28, 2021
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Feb 4, 2021
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 2, 2021
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 692: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-692/
MLA
"H.R. 692: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-692/.
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H.R. 692, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-692/.
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