HOUSE 1732116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
FASTER Act
- Last Action
- 4/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- 2019-04-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2019-03-13Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-13Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-13Introduced in House
- 2019-03-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-13 (00)
Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act
This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.
Cosponsors (4)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Ecology
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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