HR 1732 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

FASTER Act

Introduced Mar 13, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Dusty Johnson R-SD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act

This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2019 to Jun 4, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXRon WrightMay 21, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserJun 4, 2019
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jun 4, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenJun 4, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
  2. Apr 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  3. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House

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