H.R. 4623: Commonsense Coordination Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commonsense Coordination Act

Plain summary

Commonsense Coordination Act This bill allows a federal agency to categorically exclude certain actions from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if another agency has categorically excluded such actions. Such a categorical exclusion shall not be subject to judicial review. The bill also categorically excludes certain forest management activities from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. The forest management activities designated for such a categorical exclusion are those carried out by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior jointly with another federal agency on certain National Forest System lands or certain public lands, respectively; and for which a categorical exclusion applies with respect to such other agency. USDA or Interior, as appropriate, may use the categorical exclusion after first obtaining written confirmation from the other federal agency that the categorical exclusion applies to the proposed forest management activity.

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Commonsense Coordination Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] · 10 cosponsors

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Pete Stauber (R-MN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4623.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117