HR 573
Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act
Summary
Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act This bill directs the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to annually report on the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) on projects that require NEPA review. CEQ must publish the report on its website and submit it to certain congressional committees. The report must include specified information about NEPA litigation, such as the number of cases, the status of cases, and their outcomes; the length and costs of the environmental impact statements and environmental assessments prepared; and the time it takes to complete environmental reviews under NEPA.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Rudy Yakym [R-IN-2]
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee referrals
- Environment and Public Works Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-12-10
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-04
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-11-20
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-09-10
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-21
Recent actions
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2025-12-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-12-09: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5086-5087)
- 2025-12-09: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5086-5087)
- 2025-12-09: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 573.