UNSHACKLE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 11, 2021)
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.
What just happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 11, 2021
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Jun 14, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Jun 14, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jun 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 11, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 11, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House