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
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.