Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act passed the House 322 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 21, 2025
ReportedNov 20, 2025
Passed one chamberDec 9, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 97 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Policy area
- Environmental Protection: 29 of 2,191 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 43 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 1,106 words
- Subjects
- Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archives
- Latest action
- Dec 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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