H.R. 1577 · 118th Congress · Environmental Protection
BUILDER Act of 2023
- IntroducedMar 14, 2023 Done
- CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
- House floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
- Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
- PresidentNot yet Not reached yet
What it does
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. The lead agency must supervise the preparation of one environmental document (e.g., environmental impact statement), which satisfies the document requirement for all involved agencies, and prepare a schedule to complete the review of the action. If the lead agency is unable to meet the deadlines, it must pay $100 per day to the applicant until the applicant approves a new deadline. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances.
Additionally, the bill limits judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.
Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Mar 14, 2023
Who lobbies on it
22 organizations · 104 filings · Q1 2023–Q4 2024One square per quarter since introduction, oldest left. Filled = named it that quarter.
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Southern Company
8 of 8 quarters
“Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 implementation (Section 433); Issues related to proposed permitting/transmission reform; Issues related to grid enhancing technologies generally; Issues related to natural gas infrastructure development generally; Issues related to…”
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National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (nreca)
8 of 8 quarters
“Issues related to the Endangered Species Act. Issues related to Power Marketing Administrations and Tennessee Valley Authority. Issues related to siting of energy infrastructure. Issues relating to S.3719, the Southwestern Power Fund Establishment Act. Issues relating to forest health on DOI lands. Issues relating to…”
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Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
8 of 8 quarters
“Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emissions Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review (EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317). Implementation Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0668; FRL 8670-02-OAR). Request for Information - Inflation Reduction Act Provisions for the Office…”
19 more organizations, every filingPROUpgrade
Organizations that named H.R. 1577 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.
Actions
2 actions · newest first- Mar 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Mar 14, 2023Introduced in House