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Based on official legislative actions published by Congress.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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The bill would let the Department of Defense skip several environmental reviews for activities certified as directly countering the Chinese Communist Party.
Introduced July 9, 2025, and referred to Environment and Public Works.
Would exempt DOD from NEPA, ESA, MMPA, and Clean Water Act requirements.
Would apply when President or Secretary certifies activities counter the Chinese Communist Party.
Would bar courts from reviewing covered certifications and nullify related pending suits.
If enacted, the bill would change how DOD projects tied to the specified certification proceed by removing certain environmental review requirements and judicial oversight; the source does not establish the bill's broader environmental or operational effects.
The Department of Defense, its components, contractors, and designees are directly affected.
Introduced in the Senate July 9, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; no vote recorded in the provided source.
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