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UNSHACKLE Act

USA117th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Undoing NEPA’s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy Act or the UNSHACKLE Act This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by establishing deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions; establishing penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines; limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties; requiring agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed actions that are technically and economically feasible; prohibiting agencies from considering whether proposed actions or alternatives to those actions will have an effect on climate change; and establishing requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4862
UNSHACKLE Act of 2020
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3814
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4862
    UNSHACKLE Act of 2020


  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3814
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4336: NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act
  • S 117-716: NEPA Legal Reform Act
  • S 117-719: NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act
  • HR 117-3814: UNSHACKLE Act
  • HR 117-4740: NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act
  • S 117-715: NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
  • S 117-718: NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act
  • HR 117-4335: NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act
  • HR 117-3813: NEPA Legal Reform Act
  • HR 117-4739: NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueLegal fees and court costsLicensing and registrationsState and local government operations

UNSHACKLE Act

USA117th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
Undoing NEPA’s Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy Act or the UNSHACKLE Act This bill revises the environmental review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), including by establishing deadlines for federal agencies to complete reviews of the environmental effects of proposed major federal actions; establishing penalties for agencies that do not comply with these deadlines; limiting the number of assessment documents required for proposed major federal actions, requiring agencies to reuse certain research or documents, and allowing agencies to adopt environmental documents prepared by states or third parties; requiring agencies to only consider alternatives to proposed actions that are technically and economically feasible; prohibiting agencies from considering whether proposed actions or alternatives to those actions will have an effect on climate change; and establishing requirements concerning the judicial review of NEPA cases.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4862
UNSHACKLE Act of 2020
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3814
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4862
    UNSHACKLE Act of 2020


  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3814
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (3)
Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4336: NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act
  • S 117-716: NEPA Legal Reform Act
  • S 117-719: NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act
  • HR 117-3814: UNSHACKLE Act
  • HR 117-4740: NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act
  • S 117-715: NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
  • S 117-718: NEPA Agency Process Accountability Act
  • HR 117-4335: NEPA Accountability and Enforcement Act
  • HR 117-3813: NEPA Legal Reform Act
  • HR 117-4739: NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsJudicial procedure and administrationJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueLegal fees and court costsLicensing and registrationsState and local government operations