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H.R. 4549 118th Congress House

Building Chips in America Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to clarify the scope of a major Federal action under the Natio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to clarify the scope of a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain projects relating to the production of semiconductors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Jennifer A. Kiggans Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Computers and information technologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIndustrial facilitiesIndustrial policy and productivity
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Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Jul 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Chips in America Act of 2023

This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Specifically, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA. A single environmental document and joint record of decision must be prepared for a semiconductor project. In completing the environmental review, Commerce may adopt a prior study or decision under certain circumstances. The bill also allows a state to assume the responsibility of an environmental review under NEPA for a semiconductor project.

Finally, the bill sets a statute of limitations for certain claims under NEPA.

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 3
Garcia, Mike
· May 31, 2024
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · May 7, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Oct 13, 2023
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Oct 11, 2023
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Aug 4, 2023
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Sykes, Emilia Strong
Ohio · Jul 20, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 11, 2023
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 11, 2023
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 11, 2023
Williams, Brandon
· Jul 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4549: Building Chips in America Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4549/
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"H.R. 4549: Building Chips in America Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4549/.
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H.R. 4549, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4549/.
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