Attacks on Citizen Participation
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) empowers ordinary citizens to participate in the government’s decisions relating to the environment and to allow citizens the right to go to court to stop polluters from doing harm. Yet the ability for individuals and communities to have a voice in government decisions that could cause environmental harm in where they live is under attack today by special interests and politicians.
Top Citizen Participation Enemies
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) – 19 bills introduced
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) – 11 bills introduced
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) – 9 bills introduced
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) – 8 bills introduced
Rep. Don Young (R-AK) – 8 bills introduced
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) – 7 bills introduced
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) – 6 bills introduced
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) – 5 bills introduced
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) – 5 bills introduced
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5) – 5 bills introduced
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4) – 5 bills introduced
Legislative Attacks on Citizen Participation
Last Updated October 7, 2020
| Date Introduced | Sponsor | Congress | Bill # | Title of Legislation | What it Does to NEPA | Provision signed into law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] | 116th | H.R.8333 | Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2020 | Weakens environmental review by codifying the Trump Administration’s rewrite of the NEPA regulations, which drastically curtails environmental reviews for thousands of federal agency projects nationwide, squelches the public’s voice in federal agency decisions, and imposes arbitrary time limits on completion of environmental reviews. Federal agencies will now be able to ignore projects’ cumulative and indirect impacts, such as whether a coal mine’s greenhouse gas emissions would worsen climate change. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-09-17 | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | 116th | S. 4625 | National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by directing the Forest Service to engage in an administrative rulemaking to develop new categorical exclusions to implement prescribed fires on public lands. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-09-17 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S. 4620 | NEPA Accountability and Oversight Act of 2020 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing arbitrary time limits including requiring the Federal agency to determine, within 1 year, if a categorical exclusion (CE) applies or a finding of no significant impact (FONSI); and if an environmental impact statement is required, the agency has 1 year to complete the EIS. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-09-16 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S. 4591 | NEPA Agency Process Reform Act of 2020 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by precluding whether a proposed action or an alternative has an effect on climate change; limiting alternatives analysis; allowing the use of categorical exclusion from another agency; and if extraordinary circumstances exist the agency shall consider if mitigating circumstances are sufficient to avoid significant effects, which can then result in the use of a categorical exclusion of the proposed action. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-09-15 | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 8256 | Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by restricting the venue for judicial review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-09-11 | Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] | 116th | H.R. 8198 | National Security Through America’s Resources and Permitting Reform Act of 2020 | Limits environmental review of extraction, recovery, or processing of coal and coal waste by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-08-07 | Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] | 116th | H.R. 7978 | Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 | Allows logging projects, under the guise of fire prevention, without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-08-04 | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | 116th | S. 4434 | 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act | Allows logging projects, along with temporary road construction, on public lands, under the guise of fire prevention, pest infestation, invasive species, drought, or other extreme weather, which would undermine environmental review under NEPA by incentivizing projects that have either completed or are in the process of completing the environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-08-04 | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | 116th | S. 4431 | Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 | Allows logging projects, under the guise of fire prevention, without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-07-23 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S. 4312 | NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act of 2020 | Weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process from the federal government to the states, which typically do not have NEPA-equivalent policies. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-07-22 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S. 4265 | NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 | Tries to undermine the environmental review by distorting the duration of the environmental review process under the guise of data transparency by establishing the action that starts and ends the timeframe, which cannot be paused even when a delay, not related to the environmental review, results. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-07-01 | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | 116th | S. 4131 | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act | Results in predicational bias by allowing a project to be approved before the project environmental review under NEPA is completed. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-30 | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] | 116th | H.R. 7429 | Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act | Imposes a 120-day limit on the NEPA review on energy infrastructure projects that cross international borders and limits the review to only the portion of the project that crosses the international border. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-29 | Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] | 116th | H.R. 7401 | Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input and establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-29 | Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] | 116th | H.R. 7406 | Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act | Limits the environmental review process under NEPA by (1) establishing an arbitrary deadline by which the review should be completed and (2) when an early site permit has been used, limiting the information included in the supplemental environmental impact statement, which both result in incomplete environmental reviews. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-29 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | 116th | H.R. 7410 | Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act | Exempts from the environmental review process under NEPA certain small hydroelectric power projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-25 | Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] | 116th | H.R. 7334 | Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act | Weakens the environmental review of broadband deployment on public lands by allowing broadband deployment to be categorical excluded from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-25 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | 116th | H.R. 7373 | Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act | Excludes construction, rebuilding, and hardening of communication facility projects following a major emergency declared by the Governor relating to a wildfire from the environmental review process under NEPA and historical preservation review under the National Historic Preservation Act. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-25 | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | 116th | H.R. 7378 | Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act | Weakens the environmental review of broadband deployment on brownfields sites by allowing broadband deployment to be categorical excluded from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-25 | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | 116th | H.R. 7357 | Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act | Weakens the environmental review of personal wireless service by allowing carrier wireless mobile service and data service facility deployment to be categorical excluded from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-24 | Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] | 116th | H.R. 7302 | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act | Results in predicational bias by allowing a project to be approved before the project environmental review under NEPA is completed. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-23 | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | 116th | S. Amdt. 2301 to S. 4049 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Passed Senate 88 – 12 |
| 2020-06-18 | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | 116th | H.R. 7248 | STARTER Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing arbitrary time limits including limiting environmental assessments to 37,500 words and 1 year; environmental impact statements to 75,000 words and 2 years; precludes judicial review until a record of decision or other final agency decision; and precludes injunctive relief. Also it directs the Secretary of Transportation to engage in an administrative rulemaking to develop new categorical exclusions to accelerate delivery of major projects not covered under Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-11 | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | 116th | H.R. 2 | Moving Forward Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of outdated programmatic environmental impact statement for certain renewable energy projects; and extends the memorandum of understanding that allows states the authority to determine if certain transportation projects fall within a categorical exclusion from environmental requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements reviews under NEPA. | Passed House 233 – 188 |
| 2020-06-09 | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | 116th | S. 3927 | A bill to establish a 90-day limit to file a petition for judicial review of a permit, license, or approval for a highway or public transportation project, and for other purposes | Limits environmental review under NEPA of highway and public transportation projects by restricting judicial review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-09 | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | 116th | S. 3926 | Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2020 | Limits environmental review under Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure projects, by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, and restricting judicial review under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-06-08 | Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | 116th | H.R. 7130 | One Federal Decision Act of 2020 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by directing the Secretary of Transportation to engage in an administrative rulemaking to develop new categorical exclusions to accelerate delivery of major projects not covered under Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-05-28 | Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] | 116th | H.R. 7061 | American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by (1) allowing the federal agency to determine that the NEPA requirements were satisfied under state or federal law, as states typically do not have NEPA-equivalent policies and (2) limits environmental review by adding critical mineral manufacturing sector to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-05-04 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 3591 | America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by directing the Secretary of the Army and the agencies listed to engage in an administrative rulemaking, which may limit public participation during the rulemaking, to develop new categorical exclusions that would accelerate project completion. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-04-10 | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] | 116th | H.R. 6488 | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the Federal Communications Commission is not required to perform any review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of a communications facility, and for other purposes | Exempts from NEPA review the permitting process for a new wireless communications facility if the facility is located on or near an existing easement or right-of-way. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-25 | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1578 to H.R. 748 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) | The amendment weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of real property by the General Services Administration shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Yes – became Public Law 116-136 |
| 2020-03-12 | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | 116th | H.R. 5745 | Building Much Needed Rail Grade Separations Act of 2020 | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by providing federal funding for these projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-11 | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | 116th | H.R. 6191 | Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act (AQUAA Act) | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-09 | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | 116th | S. 3418 | Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act of 2020 (STORM Act) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the FEMA administrator discretion to delegate NEPA responsibilities for revolving loan fund projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-04 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1487 to S.Amdt. 1407 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | Excludes the removal of excess free-roaming horses or burros on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Failed Senate 47 – 44 |
| 2020-03-04 | Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1511 to S.Amdt. 1407 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Failed Senate 47 – 44 |
| 2020-03-03 | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1355 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of outdated programmatic environmental impact statement for certain renewable energy projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-03 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1404 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | Imposes a limit on the NEPA review process by requiring the Secretary to decide within 45 days of the conclusion of the review of the application for the authorization to export natural gas. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-03 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1407 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 (aka American Energy Innovation Act of 2020) | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-03 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1406 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | The amendment limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-03-03 | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | 116th | S.Amdt. 1462 to S.Amdt. 1407 to S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | The amendment limits environmental review of geothermal energy projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-25 | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | 116th | S. 3335 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House | Exempts the public land transfer from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-25 | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | 116th | H.R. 5960 | To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House | Exempts the public land transfer from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-12 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | 116th | H.R. 5859 | Trillion Trees Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of project locations on public lands shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-12 | Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] | 116th | H.R. 5865 | CCUS Innovation Act | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-06 | Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] | 116th | H.R. 5793 | Border Visibility and Security Act | Updates and expands the waiver authority under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-03 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 116th | H.R. 5744 | Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act | Weakens environmental laws for power lines on public land by eliminating public input oversight. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-02-03 | Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] | 116th | H.R. 5745 | Bridge Investment Act of 2020 | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by providing federal funding for these projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-01-29 | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 5705 | Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020 | Weakens NEPA on public lands by excluding the action of making vacant grazing areas available from environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-01-28 | Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] | 116th | H.R. 5696 | Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the Secretary shall issue a rule to encourage the use of programmatically excluding projects from environmental review if within the existing built environment. | Currently being considered |
| 2020-01-24 | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | 116th | H.R. 5673 | Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by (1) stating the approval of water rights settlement shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA and (2) when conducting an environmental analysis, it limits the alternatives analysis. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-12-19 | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | 116th | S. 3113 | Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by (1) stating the approval of water rights settlement shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA and (2) when conducting an environmental analysis, it limits the alternatives analysis. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-12-17 | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | 116th | H.R. 5445 | Critical Infrastructure Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental laws for installation of power line transmission poles and excludes construction projects that include buffer areas if prairie dogs are present. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-12-11 | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | 116th | S. 3019 | Montana Water Rights Protection Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-11-21 | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | 116th | H.R. 5218 | Proven Forest Management Act of 2019 | Allows logging projects, under the guise of fire prevention, of up to 10,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-11-21 | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | 116th | H.R. 5217 | Water Optimization for the West Act (WOW Act) | Amends the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act and weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, financial penalties, and restricting judicial review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-11-20 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 2917 | Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to only the proposed action and no-action alternative, thus limiting mitigation options, and it would require the use of prior analysis, which would satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-11-07 | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | 116th | S. 2828 | Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by negating the need for project-specific environmental analysis (1) for any site-specific activity that is covered under a programmatic environmental impact statement and (2) for certain management activities. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-11-06 | Sen. Tillis, Thom [R-NC] | 116th | S. 2796 | Ensuring Disaster Recovery for Local Communities Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by allowing recipients of funds to use any environmental review to satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-22 | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | 116th | S. 2666 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of outdated programmatic environmental impact statement for certain renewable energy projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-22 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S. 2657 | Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act of 2019 | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-18 | Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] | 116th | H.R. 4759 | Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act | Imposes a limit on the NEPA review requiring the Secretary to decide within 45 days of receipt of application for tribal transportation safety projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-18 | Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] | 116th | H.R. 4741 | Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2019 | Excludes certain communications facility projects following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-17 | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | 116th | H.R. 4723 | Salmon Focused Investments in Sustainable Habitats Act of 2019 (Fish Act of 2019) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions selected to that of having the least adverse impact on salmon conservation areas. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-10-17 | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | 116th | S. 2645 | Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2019 | Excludes certain communications facility projects following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-09-24 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 4483 | Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the preparation, approval, and entering into a cooperative management agreement for the Endangered Species Act shall not be subject to environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-09-20 | Rep. O’Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | 116th | H.R. 4447 | Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of outdated programmatic environmental impact statement for certain renewable energy projects. | Passed House 220 – 185 |
| 2019-09-11 | Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] | 116th | H.R. 4294 | American Energy First Act | Takes authority from the federal government and grants the authority to states to oversee oil and gas drilling on public lands and creates a new legislative categorical exclusion limiting environmental review under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-08-01 | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | 116th | S. 2430 | A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes | Exempts from the environmental review process under NEPA any federally-funded project in rural areas. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-30 | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | 116th | H.R. 4127 | Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 | Undermines the environmental review under NEPA by allowing for projects to be approved before the project receives an environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-30 | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | 116th | S. 2344 | Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 | Undermines the environmental review under NEPA by allowing for projects to be approved before the project receives an environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-29 | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | 116th | S. 2310 | Bridge Investment Act of 2019 | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by providing federal funding for these projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-29 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 2302 | America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Text Removed. Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-25 | Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] | 116th | H.R. 4026 | Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-25 | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | 116th | S. 2270 | Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-25 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | 116th | H.R. 4057 | Fostering Opportunities for Resources and Education Spending through Timber Sales Act of 2019 (FORESTS Act of 2019) | Weakens the environmental review process on forest active management areas on public lands by excluding them under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-25 | Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] | 116th | H.R. 3983 | Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input and establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-25 | Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] | 116th | S. 2301 | Reforming Disaster Recovery Act | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by allowing recipients of funds to use any environmental review to satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-23 | Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] | 116th | H.R. 3879 | Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (SOAR Act) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the Secretary to use documents from a previous environmental review without any limits and instructs the Secretary to determine the feasibility of a categorical exclusion for use on special recreation permits. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-17 | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | 116th | H.R. 3794 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of outdated programmatic environmental impact statement for certain renewable energy projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-16 | Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] | 116th | H.R. 3779 | Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the FEMA administrator discretion to delegate NEPA responsibilities for revolving loan fund projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-11 | Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] | 116th | H.R. 3702 | Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by allowing recipients of funds to use any environmental review to satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Passed House 290 – 118 |
| 2019-07-10 | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | 116th | H.R. 3682 | Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act | Undermines the environmental review under NEPA by allowing for projects to be approved before the project receives an environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-07-10 | Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 3671 | Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act | Limits environmental review by adding highways and Army Corps of Engineer projects, places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, and eliminates the sunset provision and makes permanent Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-06-26 | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | 116th | S. 1976 | Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act | Limits environmental review by adding highways and Army Corps of Engineer projects, places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, and eliminates the sunset provision and makes permanent Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-06-25 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 116th | H.R. 3458 | Recreation Not Red Tape Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the Secretary to use documents from a previous environmental review without any limits and instructs the Secretary to determine the feasibility of a categorical exclusion for use on special recreation permits. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-06-25 | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | 116th | S. 1967 | Recreation Not Red Tape Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the Secretary to use documents from a previous environmental review without any limits and instructs the Secretary to determine the feasibility of a categorical exclusion for use on special recreation permits. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-06-20 | Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] | 116th | H.Amdt. 446 to H.R. 3055 | Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 | The amendment would remove bill language that prohibits funds for a new Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Plan. | No |
| 2019-06-18 | Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] | 116th | S.Amdt. 706 to S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2019-06-18 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 116th | S.Amdt. 688 to S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | The amendment expempts federal sage-grouse conservation plans from environmental review under NEPA by handing federal oversight on public lands to the states and prohibiting judicial review. | No |
| 2019-06-18 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S.Amdt. 652 to S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | The amendment limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | No |
| 2019-06-12 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S.Amdt. 313 to S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Limits environmental review by adding critical mineral manufacturing, mining, and mineral exploration sectors to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | No |
| 2019-06-11 | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | 116th | S. 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Text removed before final passage. Yes – became Public Law 116-92 |
| 2019-05-23 | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | 116th | S. 1665 | Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act (SOAR Act) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the Secretary to use documents from a previous environmental review without any limits and instructs the Secretary to determine the feasibility of a categorical exclusion for use on special recreation permits. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-16 | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | 116th | S. 1518 | Rebuild America Now Act | Guts the NEPA process by allowing the lead agency to substitute state-level review documents for NEPA review, to reuse old reviews for new projects located nearby, to exclude certain alternatives from alternatives analysis, establishes a 180-day judicial review deadline; establishes a pro-industry ‘permittee bill of rights’ that creates a presumption of approval for projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-15 | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | 116th | H.R. 2741 | Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act | Undermines the environmental review under NEPA by allowing for projects to be approved before the project receives an environmental categorical exclusion, a finding of no significant impact, or a record of decision under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-14 | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | 116th | H.R. 2699 | Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to only the proposed action and no-action alternative, thus limiting mitigation options, and it would require the use of prior analysis, which would satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-08 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | 116th | H.R. 2607 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 | Allows logging projects up to 30,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-07 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 116th | H.R. 2531 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act | Places time limits on environmental review under NEPA for mineral extraction to increase domestic mineral production. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-02 | Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] | 116th | H.R. 2475 | Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act (RAPID Act) | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by expediting the decision timeline for public agency borrowers seeking loans for broadband projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-02 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S. 1317 | American Mineral Security Act | Limits environmental review by adding the hardrock mining sector to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-01 | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | 116th | S. 1277 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-05-01 | Rep. O’Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | 116th | H.R. 2459 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-11 | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | 116th | S. 1211 | Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by allowing an Indian tribe, instead of the Secretary, to determine if a project is categorically excluded from environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-11 | Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] | 116th | S. 1207 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-04 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 116th | S. 1051 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes | Amends the Endangered Species Act and weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process for certain highway projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-04 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 116th | S. 1050 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act, and for other purposes | Amends the Clean Water Act and weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process for certain highway projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-04 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 116th | S. 1054 | A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that title with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes | Weakens NEPA by transferring the environmental review process for certain highway projects. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-04-03 | Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] | 116th | H.Res. 288 | Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green Real Deal. | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating further unspecified reform of NEPA under the guise to drive investment in clean energy and offshore wind. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-14 | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | 116th | S. 811 | Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of an environmental review and providing an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded by providing federal funding for projects relating to the major disasters in 2018. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-13 | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | 116th | S. 774 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the adjustment of the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor shall not result in any environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-13 | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 1732 | Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act (FASTER Act) | Confirms that the waiver authority under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, including waiving NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-13 | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | 116th | H.R. 1708 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the adjustment of the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor shall not result in any environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-11 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 116th | H.R. 1664 | National Monument CAP Act | Invalidates the Antiquities Act by limiting new national monuments to 85,000 acres and requires compliance with NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-08 | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | 116th | H.R. 1650 | Ending Duplicative Permitting Act | Exempts oil and gas wells from federal drilling permitting requirements if the drilling occurs on private or state lands if the majority of the oil and gas developed are under state or private ownership. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-03-07 | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | 116th | H.R. 1621 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act | Places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, which could decrease public participation for new surface water storage (reservoir) projects on federal lands. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-02-13 | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] | 116th | H.R. 1166 | Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act (USE IT Act) | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-02-07 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 383 | Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act (USE IT Act) | Limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-02-06 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 116th | S. 353 | Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act (RAPID Act) | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by expediting the decision timeline for public agency borrowers seeking loans for broadband projects. | Text Removed. Currently being considered |
| 2019-02-06 | Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] | 116th | S.Amdt. 133 to S.Amdt. 111 to S. 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | The amendment weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the grant or modification of a Good Samaritan permit shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2019-02-06 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S.Amdt. 111 to S. 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | The amendment weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2019-01-24 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 218 | Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy Act (ONSHORE Act) | Hands federal authority to states to oversee oil and gas drilling on public lands and weakens environmental review under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-24 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 116th | S. 207 | A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by allowing an Indian tribe, instead of the Secretary, to determine if a project is categorically excluded from environmental review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-17 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 116th | H.R. 644 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-14 | Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] | 116th | H.R. 527 | Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2019 | Exchanges public land for use by a copper mine operated by PolyMet Mining, which would destroy over 1,000 acres of wetlands and critical habitat in Minnesotas Superior National Forest and restrict judicial review. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-10 | Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] | 116th | H.R. 483 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983 | Strips wilderness protection from land within the Henrys Lake Wilderness Study Area and exempt the land transfer from NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-09 | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] | 116th | H.R. 363 | Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2019 (REBUILD Act) | Weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process from the federal government to the states, which typically do not have NEPA-equivalent policies. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-08 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 116th | H.R. 316 | Guides and Outfitters Act (GO Act) | Establishes a new legislative categorical exclusion for the approval of certain special recreation permits. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-08 | Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | 116th | H.R. 292 | Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 | Limits federal oversight of federal lands by allowing the discharge of federal review responsibilities to states / tribes who may have little to no experience implementing the federal environmental laws. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-08 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 116th | S. 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | Yes – became Public Law 116-9 |
| 2019-01-04 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 116th | H.R. 243 | Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act (CARR Act) | Waives environmental review under NEPA of forest logging within 300 feet of any roads by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Forest Service under the guise of fire prevention. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-04 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 116th | H.R. 253 | Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-04 | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | 116th | H.R. 244 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to the proposed agency action and no action. | Currently being considered |
| 2019-01-03 | Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] | 116th | H.R. 85 | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act | Provides funds to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | Currently being considered |
| 2018-12-21 | Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] | 115th | H.R. 7389 | Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act | Limits environmental review by adding highways and Army Corps of Engineer projects, places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, and eliminates the sunset provision and makes permanent Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure projects. | No |
| 2018-12-19 | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] | 115th | H.R. 7347 | USE IT Act | The amendment limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | No |
| 2018-12-13 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | 115th | H.R. 7315 | Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act | Allows logging projects, under the guise of fire prevention, without meaningful environmental review and the logging projects shall not be subject to judicial review. | No |
| 2018-11-15 | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | 115th | S. 3634 | Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City Land Exchange Act of 2018 | Exchanges public land to the city and weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the land exchange shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-11-15 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 115th | S. 3631 | Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act (RAPID Act) | Provides an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded or receives a finding of no significant impact under NEPA by expediting the decision timeline for public agency borrowers seeking loans for broadband projects. | No |
| 2018-10-05 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 115th | H.R. 7042 | Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act (CARR Act) | Waives environmental review under NEPA of forest logging within 300 feet of any roads by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, or Forest Service under the guise of fire prevention. | No |
| 2018-10-05 | Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] | 115th | H.R. 7034 | Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-10-04 | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | 115th | S. 3550 | Public Land Recreational Opportunities Improvement Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing the Secretary to use documents from a previous environmental review without any limits and instructs the Secretary to determine the feasibility of a categorical exclusion for use on special recreation permits. | No |
| 2018-09-28 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 115th | H.R. 6979 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-09-28 | Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] | 115th | H.R. 6966 | Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act (AQUAA Act) | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | No |
| 2018-09-26 | Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] | 115th | H.R. 6924 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983 | Strips wilderness protection from land within the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area and exempt the land transfer from NEPA. | No |
| 2018-09-25 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 3495 | LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act | Imposes a limit on the NEPA review process by requiring the Secretary to decide within 45 days of the conclusion of the review of the application for the authorization to export natural gas. | No |
| 2018-09-20 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 115th | H.R. 6843 | Northern Utah Lands Management Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by categorically excluding a corridor across historical railroad rights-of-way within the Park from environmental review. | No |
| 2018-09-07 | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | 115th | H.R. 6738 | Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City Land Exchange Act of 2018 | Exchanges public land to the city and weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the land exchange shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-09-06 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 4012 to S. 1417 | Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental protections on public lands, under the pretext of improving habitat for the greater sage-grouse, by allowing logging, pesticides, and livestock grazing. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2018-08-28 | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | 115th | H.R. 6687 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistent with Congress’ longstanding intent to maintain working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore’s unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. | Harms Point Reyes National Seashore by dictating the outcome of the environmental review process under NEPA and requiring the National Park Service to issue 20-year leases to all commercial ranching. | No |
| 2018-08-07 | Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] | 115th | H.R. 6657 | Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act | Provides funds to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-07-18 | Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] | 115th | H.Amdt. 919 to H.R. 6147 | Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 | The amendment, by prohibiting the use of funds, would stop the environmental review of sulfide-ore copper mining within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and undermine the 20-year mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest. | No |
| 2018-07-18 | Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] | 115th | H.R. 6415 | American Border Act | Provides $23.4 billion for border enforcement, including $16.6 billion to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-07-12 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 6364 | Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 (LAMP Act of 2018) | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the preparation, approval, and entering into a cooperative management agreement for the Endangered Species Act shall not be subject to environmental review. | No |
| 2018-07-12 | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | 115th | S. 3202 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2018 | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by placing arbitrary time limits on judicial review. | No |
| 2018-06-29 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 115th | H.R. 6299 | Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-06-28 | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3379 to S.Amdt. 3224 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment expands forest restoration projects and excludes them from meaningful environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3285 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment limits judicial review of Forest Service projects on public lands by establishing an arbitration program, which can include projects that were categorically excluded (CE) from NEPA. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3292 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment allows logging projects up to 10,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3224 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental protections on public lands, under the pretext of improving habitat for the greater sage-grouse, by allowing logging, pesticides, and livestock grazing. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3237 to S.Amdt. 3224 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental forest protections under NEPA on public lands to allow logging if an insect or disease infestation emergency is declared. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3293 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental review protections under NEPA for invasive species control on public lands, including around national monuments, parks, and schools. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3284 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment allows logging projects on the wildland-urban interface, under the guise of fire prevention, by weakening the environmental review process under NEPA, specifically limiting judicial review by preventing a court from stopping a project if a court were to solely find the environmental document was improperly prepared. | No |
| 2018-06-27 | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3331 to S.Amdt. 3224 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens NEPA on public lands by excluding the action of making vacant grazing areas available from environmental review. | No |
| 2018-06-26 | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | 115th | S. 3138 | Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act (AQUAA Act) | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | No |
| 2018-06-26 | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3087 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment restricts the designation of new national monuments by requiring both congressional and state approval and compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2018-06-26 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S.Amdt. 3206 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment allows logging projects, under the guise of fire prevention, of up to 10,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | No |
| 2018-06-19 | Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] | 115th | H.R. 6136 | Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 | Provides $23.4 billion for border enforcement, including $16.6 billion to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | Failed House 121 – 301 |
| 2018-06-14 | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | 115th | H.R. 6106 | Common Sense Permitting Act | Weakens the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by creating new categorical exclusions, when there is no extraordinary circumstances, for onshore oil and gas drilling. | No |
| 2018-06-14 | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | 115th | H.R. 6107 | Ending Duplicative Permitting Act | Exempts oil and gas wells from federal drilling permitting requirements if the drilling occurs on private or state lands if the majority of the oil and gas developed are under state or private ownership. | No |
| 2018-06-13 | Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | 115th | H.R. 6088 | Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development Act (SPEED Act) | Weakens the Mineral Leasing Act by automatically approving the Application for Permit to Drill (APD) after 45 days of submission if there is no objection from the Secretary of the Interior. | No |
| 2018-06-12 | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | 115th | S. 3056 | North American Energy Infrastructure Act | Imposes a 90-day limit on the NEPA review on energy infrastructure projects that cross international borders and limits the review to only the portion of the project that crosses the international border. | No |
| 2018-06-11 | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | 115th | S. 3042 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | Harms forest protections by weakening environmental review under NEPA on forestry projects up to 3,000 acres in size. | No |
| 2018-06-11 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 2726 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | The amendment expempts federal sage-grouse conservation plans from environmental review under NEPA by handing federal oversight on public lands to the states and prohibiting judicial review. | No |
| 2018-06-07 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S.Amdt. 2398 to S.Amdt. 2282 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | The amendment would place time limits on environmental review for mineral extraction to increase domestic mineral production. | Text not included in final passage |
| 2018-06-07 | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | 115th | S.Amdt. 2523 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | The amendment would exchange public land for use by a copper mine operated by PolyMet Mining, which would destroy over 1,000 acres of wetlands and critical habitat in Minnesotas Superior National Forest and restrict judicial review. | Text not included in final passage |
| 2018-06-07 | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | 115th | S.Amdt. 2406 to S.Amdt. 2282 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | The amendment weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by establishing arbitrary time limits including 180 days for environmental assessments (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI); and 1 year for the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and 2 years for the final EIS. | No |
| 2018-06-07 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 115th | S.Amdt. 2573 to S.Amdt. 2282 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Limits environmental review by adding critical mineral manufacturing, mining, and mineral exploration sectors to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | No |
| 2018-06-06 | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | 115th | S. 3017 | Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act | Limits environmental review by adding highways and Army Corps of Engineer projects, places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, and eliminates the sunset provision and makes permanent Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure projects. | No |
| 2018-05-23 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 115th | H.Amdt. 647 to H.R. 5515 | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | The amendment would place time limits on environmental review for mineral extraction to increase domestic mineral production. | Text not included in final passage |
| 2018-05-18 | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | 115th | H.Amdt. 624 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment limits judicial review of Forest Service pilot projects on public lands by establishing an arbitration program, which can include logging projects that were categorically excluded (CE) from NEPA. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-05-17 | Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] | 115th | H.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment allows logging projects, under the guise of catastrophic events, by limiting public input and establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-05-17 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | 115th | H.Amdt. 597 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental review under NEPA of forest management activities, including logging projects, by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to only the proposed action and no-action alternative, thus limiting mitigation options and it also restricts judicial review. | Passed House 224 – 191 |
| 2018-05-17 | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | 115th | H.Amdt. 623 to H.R. 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens NEPA on public lands by excluding the action of making vacant grazing areas available from environmental review. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-05-11 | Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] | 115th | H.R. 5785 | Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 | Weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process from the Secretary to recipients of resilience grants who assume all the responsibilities for environmental review and the Secretarys approval to release funds deems their responsibilities under NEPA as satisfied. | No |
| 2018-05-10 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S. 2831 | Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by categorically excluding a corridor across historical railroad rights-of-way within the Park from environmental review. | No |
| 2018-05-10 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 115th | H.R. 5751 | Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by categorically excluding a corridor across historical railroad rights-of-way within the Park from environmental review. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-05-09 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S. 2809 | Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 | Strips wilderness protection from 14,779 acres of wilderness study areas, opens up wilderness areas to coal mining, and weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered for this piece of land. | No |
| 2018-05-09 | Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | 115th | H.R. 5727 | Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 | Strips wilderness protection from 14,779 acres of wilderness study areas, opens up wilderness areas to coal mining, and weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered for this piece of land. | No |
| 2018-04-12 | Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | 115th | H.R. 2 | Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 | Harms forest protections by weakening environmental review under NEPA for numerous forestry projects up to 6,000 acres in size. | Text removed before final passage. Yes – became Public Law 115-334 |
| 2018-04-11 | Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] | 115th | H.R. 5468 | Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 | Limits judicial review of environmental permits for certain projects to 180 days and requires parties to put up a bond of up to $5 million. | No |
| 2018-03-23 | Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] | 115th | H.R. 1625 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Harms forest protections by weakening environmental review under NEPA for fuel reduction projects up to 3,000 acres in size. | Yes – became Public Law 115-141 |
| 2018-03-22 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 2602 | Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act (USE IT Act) | The amendment limits environmental review of carbon capture infrastructure projects by adding the projects to Title 41 of the FAST Act permitting process, which is intended for infrastructure. | No |
| 2018-03-21 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 115th | S. 2587 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. | Amends the Endangered Species Act and weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process for certain highway projects. | No |
| 2018-03-21 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 115th | S. 2586 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act, and for other purposes. | Amends the Clean Water Act and weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process for certain highway projects. | No |
| 2018-03-21 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 115th | S. 2588 | A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that title with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States, and for other purposes. | Weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process for certain highway projects. | No |
| 2018-03-21 | Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] | 115th | H.R. 5378 | Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments Act (RAPID Act) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by directing the FCC to examine whether the issuance of some radio licenses shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-03-20 | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | 115th | S. 2576 | Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments Act (RAPID Act) | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by directing the FCC to examine whether the issuance of some radio licenses shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-03-15 | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | 115th | S. 2563 | Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018 | Places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, which could decrease public participation for new surface water storage (reservoir) projects on federal lands | No |
| 2018-02-15 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 5064 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 | Exempts from the environmental review process under NEPA the killing of whales if the Secretary determines such action is sustainable based on the recent stock numbers | No |
| 2018-02-14 | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | 115th | S.Amdt. 1959 to H.R. 2579 | Broader Options for Americans Act | The “White House” amendment would provided $25 billion for border enforcement, including $18 billion to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | Failed Senate 39 – 60 |
| 2018-02-14 | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 1966 to H.R. 2579 | Broader Options for Americans Act | The amendment would provide funds to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-02-07 | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 1930 to H.R. 1892 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | The amendment weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of an environmental review and providing an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded by providing federal funding for projects relating to the major disasters in 2017. | Passed Senate 71 – 28 |
| 2018-02-05 | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | 115th | S. 2367 | Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act of 2018) | Expands the authority to construct border wall and updates the Homeland Security waiver authority to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-01-24 | Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] | 115th | S. 2335 | Guides and Outfitters Act (GO Act) | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, and excluding certain actions from the environmental review. | No |
| 2018-01-19 | Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] | 115th | H.R. 4847 | Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act | Imposes a limit on the NEPA review of broadband facilities on public land and National Forest System land as the executive agency shall grant or deny the application within 270-days of receipt. | No |
| 2018-01-19 | Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] | 115th | H.R. 4845 | Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2018 | Excludes certain communications facility projects following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President from the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-01-18 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 2319 | Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy Act (ONSHORE Act) | Hands federal authority to states to oversee oil and gas drilling on public lands and weakens environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-01-18 | Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | 115th | H.R. 4824 | Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by turning over the authority to conduct the review on National Forest System land to states, which limits public input. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2018-01-18 | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] | 115th | H.R. 4842 | Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 | Exempts from NEPA review the permitting process for a new wireless communications facility if the facility is located on or near an existing easement or right-of-way. | No |
| 2018-01-16 | Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] | 115th | H.R. 4796 | Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 (USA Act of 2018) | Expands the authority to construct border wall and updates the Homeland Security waiver authority to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2018-01-11 | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | 115th | S. 2297 | Custer County Airport Conveyance Act | Allows for Secretarial discretion as to whether NEPA applies to the land transfer. | No |
| 2018-01-11 | Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 4781 | Custer County Airport Conveyance Act | Allows for Secretarial discretion as to whether NEPA applies to the land transfer. | No |
| 2018-01-10 | Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] | 115th | H.R. 4760 | Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 | Provides $24.8 billion for border enforcement, including $9 billion to expand the Trump U.S.-Mexico border wall, ignoring threats to the environment and communities, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | Failed House 193 – 231 |
| 2017-12-21 | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | 115th | H.R. 4723 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-12-11 | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | 115th | H.R. 4606 | Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act | Waives the environmental review process under NEPA by waiving public input for natural gas import and export facilities and states these facilities are in the public interest. | Passed House 260 – 146 |
| 2017-12-06 | Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] | 115th | H.R. 4568 | Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-12-05 | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | 115th | S. 2192 | SECURE Act of 2017 | Grants authority to construct the Trump border wall and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-12-05 | Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] | 115th | H.R. 4557 | Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by allowing recipients of funds to use any environmental review to satisfy the environmental review requirements. | No |
| 2017-11-16 | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | 115th | H.R. 4419 | Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA process of water projects by creating a financial penalty if the review process is not completed within a certain period. | No |
| 2017-11-16 | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | 115th | S. 2160 | Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act | Limits judicial review of Forest Service projects on public lands by establishing an arbitration program, which can include projects that were categorically excluded (CE) from NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-16 | Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] | 115th | H.R. 4448 | To provide for an exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. | Exchanges public land to a private company to create a toxic waste site from phosphate processing and weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the land exchange shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-16 | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | 115th | S. 2154 | Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-16 | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | 115th | H.R. 4423 | North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review under NEPA by placing arbitrary time limits on judicial review. | No |
| 2017-11-08 | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | 115th | H.Amdt. 481 to H.R. 3043 | Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 | The amendment places time limits on environmental review under NEPA for hydropowers. | No |
| 2017-11-07 | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | 115th | H.R. 4287 | Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 | Results in predicational bias by allowing a project to be approved before the project environmental review under NEPA is completed. | No |
| 2017-11-06 | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | 115th | S. 2078 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to the proposed agency action and no action. | No |
| 2017-11-06 | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | 115th | H.R. 4257 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to the proposed agency action and no action. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2017-11-03 | Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] | 115th | H.R. 4239 | SECURE American Energy Act | Hands federal authority to states to oversee oil and gas drilling on public lands and weakens environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-02 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 2068 | Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 | Undermines habitat protections on public lands for greater sage-grouse by weakening the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-01 | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | 115th | H.R. 4208 | Wildland Fires Act of 2017 | Puts 2 million acres of forests at risk by weakening the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-11-01 | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | 115th | H.Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2936 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 | The amendment allows logging projects, under the guise of forest health, without meaningful environmental review and limits judicial review by establishing an arbitration program for the projects that were categorically excluded (CE) from NEPA. | Passed House 236 – 184 |
| 2017-10-19 | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | 115th | S. 1991 | Wildland Fires Act of 2017 | Puts 2 million acres of forests at risk by weakening the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-10-19 | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | 115th | S. 1993 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the adjustment of the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor shall not result in any environmental review. | No |
| 2017-10-19 | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | 115th | H.R. 4086 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating the adjustment of the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor shall not result in any environmental review. | No |
| 2017-10-19 | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | 115th | S. 1988 | SPEED Act | Exempts from NEPA review the permitting process for a new wireless communications facility if the facility is located on or near an existing easement or right-of-way. | No |
| 2017-10-06 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 115th | H.R. 3990 | National Monument Creation and Protection Act | Invalidates the Antiquities Act by limiting new national monuments to 85,000 acres and requires compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-10-02 | Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] | 115th | H.R. 3905 | Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act | Allows mining on 5,000 acres of waterways that flow into a wilderness area and places a 30-day time limit on environmental review under NEPA. | Passed House 216 – 204 |
| 2017-09-28 | Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] | 115th | H.R. 3864 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating that if the tribe has assumed all responsibility for environmental review it will relieve the federal agencies involved with the action from any review requirements that would typically apply them. | No |
| 2017-09-28 | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | 115th | S. 1895 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by stating that if the tribe has assumed all responsibility for environmental review it will relieve the federal agencies involved with the action from any review requirements that would typically apply them. | No |
| 2017-09-19 | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | 115th | S. 1844 | Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by making it more difficult for other agencies to provide input of possible environmental impacts of natural gas pipelines and allow for “conditional approval” of the project before the environmental review is completed. | No |
| 2017-09-08 | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | 115th | H.R. 3715 | Scenic Columbia Gorge Restoration Act of 2017 | Limits the environmental assessment review under NEPA for restoration projects in national scenic areas to 60-days and excludes such a project from any environmental review if less than 10,000 acres are affected. | No |
| 2017-09-07 | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | 115th | S. 1770 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of thousands of acre-feet of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-09-06 | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | 115th | S.Amdt. 808 to H.R. 601 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 | The amendment weakens environmental review under NEPA by allowing for the adoption of an environmental review and providing an incentive for projects that are categorically excluded by providing federal funding for projects relating to the major disasters in 2017. | Passed Senate 80 – 17 |
| 2017-09-01 | Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] | 115th | H.R. 3668 | Sportsmens Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act) | Completely waives the environmental review under NEPA for all management activities on all 850 million acres of the National Wildlife Refuge System. | No |
| 2017-08-03 | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | 115th | S. 1757 | A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes | Provides $15 billion in border wall funding and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-08-03 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S. 1752 | Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental forest protections under NEPA on public lands to allow logging if an insect or disease infestation emergency is declared. | No |
| 2017-08-03 | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | 115th | S. 1756 | Rebuild America Now Act | Guts NEPA process by allowing the lead agency to substitute state-level review documents for NEPA review, to reuse old reviews for new projects located nearby, to exclude certain alternatives from alternatives analysis, establishes a 180-day judicial review deadline; establishes a pro-industry ‘permittee bill of rights’ that creates a presumption of approval for projects. | No |
| 2017-08-02 | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | 115th | S. 1731 | Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 | Allows logging projects up to 10,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | No |
| 2017-08-02 | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | 115th | S. 1705 | Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA on our National Forests by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to the proposed agency action and no action. | No |
| 2017-08-02 | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | 115th | S. 1702 | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by excluding the requirement to state the environmental impact, adverse effects, and alternatives to the proposed project. | No |
| 2017-07-28 | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | 115th | H.R. 3548 | Border Security for America Act of 2017 | Builds the Trump border wall, increases Border Patrol agents and U.S. Custom and Border Protection officers, and allows Homeland Security to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-07-28 | Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] | 115th | H.R. 3565 | Federal Land Freedom Act | Hands over federal oversight of all domestic energy production on public lands to the states and prevents state actions from being reviewed under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-07-28 | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | 115th | H.R. 3543 | Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA on public lands, under the pretext of improving habitat for the greater sage-grouse, by allowing logging, pesticides, and livestock grazing. | No |
| 2017-07-27 | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | 115th | S.Amdt. 469 to H.R. 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | The amendment expempts federal sage-grouse conservation plans from environmental review under NEPA by handing federal oversight on public lands to the states and prohibiting judicial review. | No |
| 2017-07-27 | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | 115th | S.Amdt. 680 to H.R. 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | The amendment would place an arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, which could decrease public participation for Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics Center. | No |
| 2017-07-18 | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | 115th | H.R. 3281 | Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act | Hands over public reclamation projects to nonfederal owners and weakens environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-06-29 | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] | 115th | H.R. 3115 | Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 | Exchanges public land for use by a copper mine operated by PolyMet Mining, which would destroy over 1,000 acres of wetlands and critical habitat in Minnesotas Superior National Forest and restrict judicial review. | Passed House 309 – 99 |
| 2017-06-29 | Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] | 115th | H.R. 3117 | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by prohibiting federal agencies from considering the social cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases, in any agency decision. | No |
| 2017-06-29 | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | 115th | S. 1512 | Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by prohibiting federal agencies from considering the social cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases, in any agency decision. | No |
| 2017-06-28 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 115th | S. 1460 | Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 | Excludes geothermal projects on public lands from the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-06-26 | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] | 115th | H.R. 3053 | Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA by limiting the alternative actions that can be considered to only the proposed action and no-action alternative, thus limiting mitigation options, and it would require the use of prior analysis, which would satisfy the environmental review requirements. | Passed House 340 – 72 |
| 2017-06-23 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | 115th | H.R. 3043 | Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 | Places the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in control of NEPA review for permitting of hydropower projects by taking away authority from the states and requiring a schedule to expedite the permit process. | Passed House 257 – 166 |
| 2017-06-22 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S. 1417 | Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA on public lands, under the pretext of improving habitat for the greater sage-grouse, by allowing logging, pesticides, and livestock grazing. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2017-06-20 | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | 115th | H.R. 2936 | Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 | Allows logging projects up to 30,000 acres without meaningful environmental review, public involvement, or scientific evaluation of potential harm to the environment. | Passed House 232 – 188 |
| 2017-06-15 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S. 1363 | Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act | Imposes a limit on the NEPA review of broadband facilities on public land and National Forest System land as the executive agency shall grant or deny the application within 270-days of receipt. | No |
| 2017-06-15 | Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] | 115th | H.R. 2910 | Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act | Undermines the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input and establishing an arbitrary deadline, thus resulting in an incomplete environmental review. | Passed House 248 – 179 |
| 2017-06-12 | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] | 115th | H.R. 2883 | Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act | Imposes a 120-day limit on the NEPA review on energy infrastructure projects that cross international borders and limits the review to only the portion of the project that crosses the international border. | Passed House 254 – 175 |
| 2017-06-12 | Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] | 115th | H.R. 2872 | Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act | Weakens the NEPA review process for hydroelectric projects by limiting the type of environmental review for the licensing exemption of hydro projects. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2017-05-23 | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | 115th | H.R. 2613 | Fostering Opportunities for Resources and Education Spending through Timber Sales Act of 2017 (FORESTS Act of 2017) | Weakens the environmental review process on forest active management areas on public lands by excluding them under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-05-04 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S. 1046 | Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-05-04 | Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] | 115th | H.R. 2374 | Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by declaring a patent issued by BLM, to complete a 7,548 acres land exchange for use by a private real-estate developer, is in compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-05-02 | Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] | 115th | H.R. 2284 | National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act | Restricts the designation of new national monuments by requiring both congressional and state approval and compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-04-08 | Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] | 115th | H.R. 2083 | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by excluding the requirement to state the environmental impact, adverse effects, and alternatives to the proposed project. | Text removed before final passage; Passed House 288 – 116 |
| 2017-04-06 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 879 | National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental review under NEPA on forest management standards and limits access to the federal courts on forest logging restoration projects. | No |
| 2017-04-06 | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | 115th | H.R. 2074 | Public Input for National Monuments Act | Restricts the designation of new national monuments by requiring compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-04-04 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 115th | H.R. 1873 | Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act | Weakens environmental laws for power lines and other rights-of-way on public land by eliminating public input oversight and scientific review of alternatives. | Passed House 300 – 118 |
| 2017-03-28 | Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] | 115th | H.R. 1756 | Virginia Jobs and Energy Act | Orders Interior to conduct lease sales for oil and gas exploration off the coast of Virginia and exempts the lease sales from review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-03-21 | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | 115th | H.R. 1654 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act | Places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, which could decrease public participation for new surface water storage (reservoir) projects on federal lands | Passed House 233 – 180 |
| 2017-03-21 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 677 | Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act | Places arbitrary time limits on the NEPA review process, which could decrease public participation for new surface water storage (reservoir) projects on federal lands | No |
| 2017-03-15 | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] | 115th | S. 665 | Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017 | More offshore lease sales with the Gulf of Mexico not requiring environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-03-15 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S. 664 | Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating the approval of water rights shall not constitute a major federal action under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-03-09 | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | 115th | S. 604 | Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 | Weakens the environmental review of broadband deployment rights-of-way by excluding them from NEPA. | No |
| 2017-03-09 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 1489 | Marine Access and State Transparency (MAST Act) | Restricts the designation of new national marine monuments by requiring both congressional and state approval and compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-03-02 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 115th | H.R. 1330 | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act | Weakens environmental review protections under NEPA for invasive species control on public lands, including around national monuments, parks, and schools. | No |
| 2017-03-02 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 509 | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act | Weakens environmental review protections under NEPA for invasive species control on public lands, including around national monuments, parks, and schools. | No |
| 2017-03-02 | Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] | 115th | H.R. 1320 | Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act | Limits the environmental review process under NEPA by (1) establishing an arbitrary deadline by which the review should be completed and (2) when an early site permit has been used, limiting the information included in the supplemental environmental impact statement, which both result in incomplete environmental reviews. | No |
| 2017-02-16 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 115th | H.R. 1106 | Small Tracts Conveyance Act | Exempts from environmental review under NEPA the giving away of National Forest System and BLM public lands to private and state landowners whose land share a boundary with the public lands. | No |
| 2017-02-07 | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | 115th | S. 335 | Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 | Hands over federal oversight of all domestic energy production on public lands to the states and prevents state actions from being reviewed under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-02-06 | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | 115th | H.R. 875 | Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act | Dramatically changes the NEPA review process for federal water projects by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, monetary penalties, and restricting judicial review. | No |
| 2017-02-03 | Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] | 115th | H.R. 857 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating any impacts of the project on a wilderness area shall be reviewed based on the status of the area before designation as wilderness. | Text removed before final passage; Passed House – voice vote |
| 2017-02-03 | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | 115th | H.R. 865 | Emergency Forest Restoration Act | Weakens environmental forest protections under NEPA on public lands to allow logging if an insect or disease infestation emergency is declared. | No |
| 2017-02-03 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | 115th | S. 302 | John P. Smith Act | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by allowing an Indian tribe, instead of the Secretary, to determine if a project is categorically excluded from environmental review. | Passed Senate – voice vote |
| 2017-02-02 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S. 282 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act | Weakens environmental protections for deployment of renewable energy on federal land by supplementing existing environmental impact statements under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-02-02 | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | 115th | H.R. 825 | Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017 | Weakens environmental protections for deployment of renewable energy on federal land by incorporating analysis in past programmatic environmental impact statements. | No |
| 2017-02-01 | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | 115th | S. 273 | Greater Sage-Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 | Exempts federal sage-grouse conservation plans from environmental review under NEPA by handing federal oversight on public lands to the states and prohibiting judicial review. | No |
| 2017-01-24 | Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] | 115th | H.R. 637 | Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017 | Would preclude consideration of climate change or global warming under NEPA and other environmental laws. | No |
| 2017-01-13 | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | 115th | H.R. 527 | Greater sage-grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 | Exempts federal sage-grouse conservation plans from environmental review under NEPA by handing federal oversight on public lands to the states and prohibiting judicial review. | No |
| 2017-01-13 | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | 115th | H.R. 520 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act | Places time limits on environmental review under NEPA for mineral extraction to increase domestic mineral production. | No |
| 2017-01-12 | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | 115th | S. 132 | National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 | Restricts the designation of new national monuments by requiring both congressional and state approval and compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-12 | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | 115th | S. 145 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act | Places time limits on environmental review under NEPA for mineral extraction to increase domestic mineral production. | No |
| 2017-01-12 | Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] | 115th | H.R. 481 | REBUILD Act | Weakens NEPA by transferring the NEPA review process from the federal government to the states, which typically do not have NEPA-equivalent policies. | No |
| 2017-01-11 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 115th | S. 101 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act | Allows for the construction of a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and waives the environmental review process. | No |
| 2017-01-11 | Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] | 115th | H.R. 454 | Finish the Fence Act of 2017 | Grants authority to construct border wall and updates Homeland Securitys waiver authority to waive dozens of laws including waiving environmental review under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-11 | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] | 115th | H.R. 434 | New WATER Act | Weakens environmental review by stating that a federal action for a loan for a water project in this bill is not a federal action and thus not subject to NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-05 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 115th | S. 49 | Alaska Oil and Gas Production Act | Authorizes the development of fossil fuel oil and gas drilling on 2,000 acres in Alaska’s coastal plain (1002 area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and places limits on the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-05 | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | 115th | S. 32 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by stating any impacts of the project on a wilderness area shall be reviewed based on the status of the area before designation as wilderness. | No |
| 2017-01-05 | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | 115th | S. 33 | Improved National Monument Designation Process Act | Restricts the designation of new national monuments by requiring both congressional and state approval and compliance with NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-04 | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | 115th | H.R. 289 | Guides and Outfitters Act (GO Act) | Weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, and excluding certain actions from the environmental review. | Passed House – voice vote |
| 2017-01-03 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 49 | American Energy Independence and Job Creation Act | Allows fossil fuel development on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and places limits on the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-03 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 218 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act | Allows for the construction of a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and waives the environmental review process. | Passed House 248 – 179 |
| 2017-01-03 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 200 | Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act | Undermines the Antiquities Act by overriding the Act if there is a conflict between the laws and exempts federal fishery management plans from the environmental review process under NEPA. | No |
| 2017-01-03 | Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] | 115th | H.R. 23 | Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 | Amends the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act and weakens the environmental review process under NEPA by limiting public input, establishing arbitrary deadlines, financial penalties, and restricting judicial review. | Passed House 230 – 190 |
| 2017-01-03 | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | 115th | H.R. 210 | Native American Energy Act | Weakens NEPA by limiting who can review and comment during the environmental review of federal projects on Indian lands. | No |