NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
This bill requires federal agencies to annually report on their environmental review activities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
The agencies must also include the cost of their NEPA activities in the annual reports after the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Management and Budget have developed a methodology to assess the comprehensive costs of the NEPA process.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 18, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Mar 18, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 717 | UNSHACKLE Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| S 718 | NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| HR 3814 | UNSHACKLE Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| S 4265 | NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Jul 22, 2020 |
| HR 4739 | NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act | Identical bill | Jul 28, 2021 |
| HR 4740 | NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act | Related bill | Jul 28, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require the submission of certain reports, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
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