UNSHACKLE Act

Summary

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

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Timeline

1. 11 March 2021

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 March 2021 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act
• related to ← NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act
• related to ← NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act
• related to ← NEPA Legal Reform Act
• related to ← NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
• related to ← NEPA Legal Reform Act
• related to ← UNSHACKLE Act
• related to ← NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act
• related to ← NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act

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