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H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021

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H.R. 2515: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-14 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021

Plain summary

BUILDER Act of 2021 or the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 This bill places limits on the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and establishes deadlines and other requirements to expedite the environmental review of such actions. Specifically, the bill limits the scope of the environmental review of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as specified by the bill. The bill also specifies the thresholds that trigger when agencies must issue environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for proposed agency actions, outlines when agencies are not required to prepare environmental documents for such actions, and establishes deadlines to complete such documents. The bill also establishes a process for designating a lead federal agency as well as a joint lead agency, such as a state government, to supervise the environmental review under NEPA. A lead agency may allow a project sponsor to prepare environmental documents under specified circumstances. Additionally, the bill revises requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases, including by establishing deadlines to file lawsuits under NEPA.

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Official text

Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · 58 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Scalise (R-LA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tom Cole (R-OK), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), James Comer (R-KY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Guest (R-MS), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), David Kustoff (R-TN), J. French Hill (R-AR), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2515 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117