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S 4815 117th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

START Act

Introduced: September 12, 2022 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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.
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Sep 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 12, 2022
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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, such as the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.

What's happening now September 12, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 5
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 36
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4815: START Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4815/
MLA
"S. 4815: START Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4815/.
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S. 4815, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4815/.
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