# 116-hr-8256: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making

116-hr-8256, Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8256
- Congress: 116
- Title: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making This bill sets forth requirements for determining the venue for judicial review of an agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Specifically, the bill requires a proceeding for judicial review of an agency's compliance with NEPA to be brought in the U.S. district court for a district in which the authorized activity is proposed to be carried out or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8256 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8256)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7061)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
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