Rebuild America Now Act
Latest action · May 15, 2018 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rebuild America Now Act
This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to expedite the environmental review and permitting process for projects undertaken or funded by the federal government that could have significant environmental consequences.
The bill states as policy that when implementing a permitting law, including specified environmental laws, agencies should seek to issue permit decisions favorably to the maximum extent practicable.
The bill includes provisions regarding:
- lawsuits involving challenges to agency actions concerning energy production,
- approval of gas pipeline projects,
- rights-of-way through national parks,
- assistance to areas where air pollution levels have not met national ambient air quality standards, and
- state authority to review certain transportation projects and agreements.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2017 to Mar 21, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Aug 3, 2017 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Aug 3, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Aug 3, 2017 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Luther Strange | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Mar 21, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2018Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-322.
- Aug 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Aug 3, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Civil actions and liability
- Coal
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive Office of the President
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Oil and gas
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Pipelines
- Public transit
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Roads and highways
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
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