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Senate Bill 3926
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jun 9, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3926
Congress
116
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ted Cruz
Texas
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Republican
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Republican
John Cornyn
Texas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2020

This bill revises environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for certain infrastructure projects.

Specifically, this bill establishes deadlines for federal agencies to complete the environmental review of such projects.

A court may not issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction against an agency or a project sponsor in connection with the review or authorization of an infrastructure project unless the court determines that (1) the environmental review has failed substantially and materially to comply with the requirements of NEPA, and (2) the failure cannot be cured by supplementing the environmental document or other mitigation and monitoring measures.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 9, 2020
Actions (2)
06/09/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
06/09/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:16 PM
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