UNSHACKLE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3814
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-06-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal district courts
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: 

Undoing NEPA&rsquo;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.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-11
text: Introduced in House