FASTER Act

Bill: 116-hr-1732
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Ecology

Endangered and threatened species

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental regulatory procedures

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act</strong></p> <p>This bill&nbsp;specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1732 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 A BILL To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to specify that the waiver authority under such Act includes the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purpose of construction of physical barriers along border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act . 2. Waiver authority to include the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Endangered Species Act of 1973 for purpose of construction of physical barriers along border Paragraph (1) of section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended by inserting , including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), after waive all legal requirements .