House Bill 7870
117th Congress(2021-2022)
To include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 24, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7870
Congress
117
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.
May 24, 2022
05/24/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
05/24/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM