UNSHACKLE Act of 2020

Bill Number

S 4862

Introduced

Oct 26, 2020

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental Protection Environmental regulatory procedures Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal district courts Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Judicial procedure and administration Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue Legal fees and court costs Licensing and registrations State and local government operations

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Summary

Undoing NEPA’s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy Act of 2020 or the UNSHACKLE Act of 2020

This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by

establishing deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions;
establishing penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines;
limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties;
requiring agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed actions that are technically and economically feasible;
prohibiting agencies from considering whether proposed actions or alternatives to those actions will have an effect on climate change; and
establishing requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases.

Actions

Oct 26, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 26, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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