S. 3451 117th Congress Senate

A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2022 Introduced by: Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 16, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-173.

Aug 16, 2022

Signed by President.

Aug 15, 2022

Presented to President.

Jul 29, 2022

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 29, 2022

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 303 - 89 (Roll no. 417). (text: 7/28/2022 CR H7400)

Jul 29, 2022

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7533-7534)

Jul 28, 2022

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jul 28, 2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3451.

Jul 28, 2022

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7400-7401)

Jul 28, 2022

Mr. Costa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jan 11, 2022

Held at the desk.

Jan 11, 2022

Received in the House.

Jan 11, 2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S121; text: CR S121)

Jan 10, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 29, 2022	House · vote #417	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	303–89	See who voted →

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Latest action August 16, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-173.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3451: A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3451/

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"S. 3451: A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3451/.

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S. 3451, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3451/.

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