HR 573
Passed a chamber
Requires federal agencies to report each year on NEPA lawsuits, environmental impact statement lengths and costs, and how long reviews take, and requires the Council on Environmental Quality to publish those reports.
Official title: Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-JAN-2025
Referred
21-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
20-NOV-2025
Reported
04-DEC-2025
On the calendar
04-DEC-2025
Passed
09-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
10-DEC-2025
- Requires each lead agency to report by July 1, 2026, and annually after, on civil actions alleging NEPA violations, including parties, courts, alleged bases, and outcomes
- Requires reporting on page counts and preparation costs of environmental impact statements over the prior five years, and on review timelines over the prior ten years
- Requires the Council on Environmental Quality to publish the reports and underlying data online and send them to the House Natural Resources and Senate Environment and Public Works committees
- Defines 15 covered sectors, including energy, transportation, mining, pipelines, and broadband, for disaggregating the data
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 09-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Environmental Protection
■ 5 R■ 1 D
5 Republicans
1 Democrat