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HR 8966 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

START Act

Introduced: September 22, 2022 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Sep 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act or the START Act

This bill sets forth a variety of provisions to expedite the environmental review of energy projects.

What's happening now October 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 245 Related bill New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
  • HR 7654 Related bill Stop NEPA Expansion Act
  • S 2394 Related bill Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021
  • S 4815 Related bill START Act
  • HR 9535 Related bill Federal Land Freedom Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8966: START Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8966/
MLA
"H.R. 8966: START Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8966/.
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H.R. 8966, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8966/.
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[H.R. 8966: START Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8966/)
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