S. 835 · 117th Congress · Senate

Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced
Mar 18, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a presidentially declared  major disaster or emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements.

Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 18, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2021

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