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HR573FEDERALSession 119Federal Billpassed chamber

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Last action · December 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Sponsors: Rudy Yakym and 6 others

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Council on Environmental Quality detailing the costs, timelines, and legal challenges associated with environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (). The Council must then publish this data online and report it to Congress to track trends in project development and litigation.

Why it matters

This legislation creates a new, standardized federal reporting requirement that will force agencies to disclose the time and money spent on environmental impact statements, potentially influencing future infrastructure project planning and regulatory oversight.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Federal lead agencies

These agencies must compile and submit detailed annual reports on their environmental review processes and legal challenges.

Directly affected

Project sponsors

Sponsors may be required to provide cost and timeline data for environmental impact statements prepared under agency supervision.

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Council on Environmental Quality

The Council is tasked with collecting, publishing, and reporting the data submitted by lead agencies.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What information will be made public under this act?

The public will have access to data on the costs and timelines of environmental reviews, as well as details on lawsuits filed against federal agencies regarding compliance.

Which industries are covered by these reporting requirements?

The act covers 14 specific sectors including aviation, broadband, energy production, manufacturing, mining, pipelines, and surface transportation, among others.

When does the reporting requirement begin?

The first reports are due to the Council on Environmental Quality by July 1, 2026.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

14 actions

Dec 10, 2025SenateCommittee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 9, 2025House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2025HouseFloor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5086-5087)
Dec 9, 2025HouseFloor
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)
Dec 9, 2025House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 573.
Dec 9, 2025House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5086-5088)

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Dec 9, 2025House
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 4, 2025House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
Dec 4, 2025House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-393.
Nov 20, 2025HouseCommittee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2025House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 10, 2025House
Committee Hearings Held
Jan 21, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced in House

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Discoveries

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Focus on Fiscal Responsibility Act Benchmarking

The bill explicitly requires data disaggregation based on the enactment of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, signaling a legislative intent to measure the impact of that specific law on environmental review processes.

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Connected Entities

Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, Council on Environmental Quality

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