One Federal Decision Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 9, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
One Federal Decision Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for the policy that requires federal agencies to coordinate environmental reviews and authorization decisions for major infrastructure projects. It also sets a goal for completing environmental reviews within two years.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must review existing practices, procedures, programmatic agreements, and applicable laws to identify potential changes that would facilitate an efficient environmental review process for projects.
All authorization decisions for construction of a major project must be completed within 90 days of the issuance of a record of decision for the project, although the lead agency could extend the deadline in some cases.
The lead agency must develop an environmental review schedule with the project sponsor that is consistent with an agency average of not more than two years for the completion of the environmental review process for major projects.
DOT must also (1) establish a performance accountability system to track each major project, and (2) provide other relevant federal agencies with a list of categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act that are applicable to highway projects and that would accelerate project delivery.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2020 to Jun 30, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Jun 8, 2020 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jun 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2020 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 8, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 105, June 8, 2020, page H2377.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7248 | STARTER Act | Related bill | Jun 19, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- One Federal Decision Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
