BUILDER Act of 2021

Summary

BUILDER Act of 2021 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions. Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents. The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances. Additionally, the bill revises requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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2. 14 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 14 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 April 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 April 2021

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Sponsors

• Garret Graves · R · Sponsor
• Kevin McCarthy · R · Sponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Sponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Sponsor
• Liz Cheney · R · Sponsor
• Kay Granger · R · Sponsor
• Cathy Rodgers · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cole · R · Sponsor
• Frank Lucas · R · Sponsor
• James Comer · R · Sponsor
• Glenn Thompson · R · Sponsor
• Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Sponsor
• Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
• Jefferson Van Drew · R · Sponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Sponsor
• Mike Bost · R · Sponsor
• Brian Babin · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
• Russ Fulcher · R · Sponsor
• Troy Balderson · R · Sponsor
• Ted Budd · R · Sponsor
• Michael Guest · R · Cosponsor
• Tim Burchett · R · Cosponsor
• Michelle Steel · R · Cosponsor
• Matthew Rosendale · R · Cosponsor
• Yvette Herrell · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Andy Barr · R · Cosponsor
• Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Cosponsor
• Nancy Mace · R · Cosponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• A. Ferguson · R · Cosponsor
• William Timmons · R · Cosponsor
• W. Steube · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Emmer · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Rice · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Stauber · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Greg Pence · R · Cosponsor
• Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
• J. Hill · R · Cosponsor
• Scott Franklin · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor

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Related records

• related to ← BUILDER Act of 2020