# 119-hr-6163: Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act

119-hr-6163, Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6163
- Congress: 119
- Title: Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows federal agencies to reuse previous environmental assessments and impact statements** under the National Environmental Policy Act to satisfy NEPA for a new major Federal action. It would create two pathways: reuse when the new action and effects are substantially the same, or modify a prior document and publish it as a new analysis. - Agencies: Would let a lead agency rely on an EA or EIS completed by itself, another federal agency, or a project sponsor under federal supervision when the agency finds the action and effects are substantially the same. - Project sponsors and developers: Would allow documents prepared by a project sponsor under federal supervision to be used for NEPA compliance for later federal actions after agency review. - Public and communities: Would require any modified or newly created environmental assessment or environmental impact statement to be publicly available.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reuse past environmental reviews for federal projects: mixed, medium. The bill would let a lead federal agency reuse a past environmental review (EA or EIS) for a new major project. It could do this only if the new project and its effects are substantially the same as what was studied before. If not, the agency could modify the old review and publish it as a new EA o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6163)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3227)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6163 (as of 2026-04-21).