US HB5085 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on September 2 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-09-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 2 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-09-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Title
To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Laura Friedman [D-CA] | Rep. Chuck Edwards [R-NC] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY] |
| Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA] | Rep. Seth Magaziner [D-RI] | Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS] | Rep. Jake Auchincloss [D-MA] |
| Rep. Pablo Jose Hernandez [D-PR] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5085/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5085/BILLS-119hr5085ih.pdf |
