Amendment (Roy) to H.R. 4776 — SPEED Act

Amendment purpose (official): Amendment sought to clarify that the National Environmental Policy Act reviews only apply to environmental impacts that the lead agency or cooperating federal agencies have the legal authority to regulate.

Bill summary: Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act or the SPEED Act This bill limits the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and modifies the environmental review of major federal actions under NEPA to generally limit the number of federal actions that trigger NEPA review and to expedite the review process. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

A yes vote adopted Amendment 5 to H.R. 4776, which would have limited environmental review to effects within the agencies' jurisdiction that are reasonably closely and proximately caused by the project. (AI-written)

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