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Building Chips in America Act of 2023 This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). First, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including semiconductor projects with (1) activities that commence by December 31, 2024; (2) federal financial assistance provided in the form of a loan o… Read the full official summary Building Chips in America Act of 2023 This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). First, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including semiconductor projects with (1) activities that commence by December 31, 2024; (2) federal financial assistance provided in the form of a loan or loan guarantee; or (3) federal financial assistance, excluding any loan or loan guarantee, that comprises no more than 10% of the total estimated cost of the project. Further, the bill exempts certain activities from NEPA relating to the construction, expansion, or modernization of semiconductor facilities by establishing several categorical exclusions. Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA. In completing an environmental review under NEPA for semiconductor projects that receive such financial assistance, Commerce may rely on or adopt prior studies and decisions under certain circumstances.
How Congress voted HOYER, Steny Hamilton (D-MD): yes KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) (D-OH): yes PELOSI, Nancy (D-CA): yes LYNCH, Stephen F. (D-MA): yes LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick) (D-WA): yes SCOTT, David (D-GA): yes WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (D-FL): yes CUELLAR, Henry (D-TX): yes MATSUI, Doris (D-CA): yes COURTNEY, Joe (D-CT): yes HIMES, James A. (D-CT): yes TITUS, Alice (Dina) (D-NV): yes CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry) (D-VA): yes QUIGLEY, Mike (D-IL): yes GARAMENDI, John (D-CA): yes SEWELL, Terri (D-AL): yes KEATING, William R. (D-MA): yes BERA, Ami (D-CA): yes RUIZ, Raul (D-CA): yes VARGAS, Juan (D-CA): yes PETERS, Scott (D-CA): yes SCHNEIDER, Brad (D-IL): yes HORSFORD, Steven (D-NV): yes CARTWRIGHT, Matt (D-PA): yes VEASEY, Marc (D-TX): yes KILMER, Derek (D-WA): yes KILDEE, Dan (D-MI): yes AGUILAR, Peter Rey (D-CA): yes TORRES, Norma Judith (D-CA): yes MOULTON, Seth (D-MA): yes CARBAJAL, Salud (D-CA): yes CORREA, Jose Luis (D-CA): yes GONZALEZ, Vicente, Jr. (D-TX): yes PANETTA, James Varni (D-CA): yes SOTO, Darren Michael (D-FL): yes SUOZZI, Thomas (D-NY): yes GOMEZ, Jimmy (D-CA): yes WILD, Susan (D-PA): yes ALLRED, Colin (D-TX): yes CRAIG, Angela (D-MN): yes CROW, Jason (D-CO): yes DAVIDS, Sharice (D-KS): yes FLETCHER, Elizabeth (D-TX): yes GOLDEN, Jared (D-ME): yes HARDER, Josh (D-CA): yes HOULAHAN, Christina (D-PA): yes KIM, Andy (D-NJ): yes LEE, Susie (D-NV): yes McBATH, Lucy (D-GA): yes PAPPAS, Chris (D-NH): yes SCHRIER, Kim (D-WA): yes SHERRILL, Mikie (D-NJ): yes SLOTKIN, Elissa (D-MI): yes SPANBERGER, Abigail (D-VA): yes STANTON, Greg (D-AZ): yes TRONE, David (D-MD): yes MANNING, Kathy E. (D-NC): yes MRVAN, Frank J. (D-IN): yes STRICKLAND, Marilyn (D-WA): yes BROWN, Shontel M. (D-OH): yes PELTOLA, Mary Sattler (D-AK): yes RYAN, Patrick (D-NY): yes BUDZINSKI, Nikki (D-IL): yes CARAVEO, Yadira (D-CO): yes DAVIS, Don (D-NC): yes DELUZIO, Chris (D-PA): yes LANDSMAN, Greg (D-OH): yes MOSKOWITZ, Jared (D-FL): yes NICKEL, Wiley (D-NC): yes PEREZ, Marie Gluesenkamp (D-WA): yes PETTERSEN, Brittany (D-CO): yes SCHOLTEN, Hillary (D-MI): yes SORENSEN, Eric (D-IL): yes SYKES, Emilia (D-OH): yes VASQUEZ, Gabriel (D-NM): yes BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr. (D-GA): yes SMITH, Adam (D-WA): yes LARSON, John B. (D-CT): yes DELBENE, Suzan K. (D-WA): yes MFUME, Kweisi (D-MD): no PALLONE, Frank, Jr. (D-NJ): no NEAL, Richard Edmund (D-MA): no SCHIFF, Adam (D-CA): no MCCOLLUM, Betty (D-MN): no SÁNCHEZ, Linda T. (D-CA): no CASE, Ed (D-HI): no RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (D-MD): no CLEAVER, Emanuel, II (D-MO): no GREEN, Al (D-TX): no MOORE, Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) (D-WI): no CASTOR, Kathy (D-FL): no JOHNSON, Hank (D-GA): no SARBANES, John (D-MD): no CLARKE, Yvette Diane (D-NY): no COHEN, Stephen (D-TN): no FOSTER, Bill (D-IL): no CARSON, André (D-IN): no PINGREE, Chellie (D-ME): no CHU, Judy (D-CA): no WILSON, Frederica (D-FL): no BONAMICI, Suzanne (D-OR): no HUFFMAN, Jared (D-CA): no BROWNLEY, Julia (D-CA): no CÁRDENAS, Tony (D-CA): no TAKANO, Mark (D-CA): no FRANKEL, Lois (D-FL): no MENG, Grace (D-NY): no JEFFRIES, Hakeem (D-NY): no BEATTY, Joyce (D-OH): no POCAN, Mark (D-WI): no KELLY, Robin L. (D-IL): no CLARK, Katherine M. (D-MA): no DESAULNIER, Mark James (D-CA): no LIEU, Ted (D-CA): no DINGELL, Debbie (D-MI): no NORCROSS, Donald (D-NJ): no WATSON COLEMAN, Bonnie (D-NJ): no ADAMS, Alma (D-NC): no BOYLE, Brendan Francis (D-PA): no BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr. (D-VA): no BARRAGÁN, Nanette Diaz (D-CA): no BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (D-DE): no ESPAILLAT, Adriano J. (D-NY): no JAYAPAL, Pramila (D-WA): no KHANNA, Ro (D-CA): no KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. Raja (D-IL): no RASKIN, Jamie Ben (D-MD): no MORELLE, Joseph (D-NY): no SCANLON, Mary Gay (D-PA): no CASTEN, Sean (D-IL): no DEAN, Madeleine (D-PA): no ESCOBAR, Veronica (D-TX): no GARCÍA, Jesús (D-IL): no GARCIA, Sylvia (D-TX): no HAYES, Jahana (D-CT): no LEVIN, Mike (D-CA): no NEGUSE, Joseph (D-CO): no OCASIO-CORTEZ, Alexandria (D-NY): no OMAR, Ilhan (D-MN): no PRESSLEY, Ayanna (D-MA): no STEVENS, Haley (D-MI): no TLAIB, Rashida (D-MI): no UNDERWOOD, Lauren (D-IL): no AUCHINCLOSS, Jake (D-MA): no BUSH, Cori (D-MO): no JACOBS, Sara (D-CA): no LEGER FERNANDEZ, Teresa (D-NM): no ROSS, Deborah K. (D-NC): no WILLIAMS, Nikema (D-GA): no CARTER, Troy (D-LA): no BALINT, Becca (D-VT): no CROCKETT, Jasmine (D-TX): no FOUSHEE, Valerie (D-NC): no FROST, Maxwell (D-FL): no GARCIA, Robert (D-CA): no GOLDMAN, Daniel (D-NY): no HOYLE, Val (D-OR): no IVEY, Glenn (D-MD): no JACKSON, Jonathan (D-IL): no KAMLAGER-DOVE, Sydney (D-CA): no LEE, Summer (D-PA): no MAGAZINER, Seth (D-RI): no MCGARVEY, Morgan (D-KY): no MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ): no MULLIN, Kevin (D-CA): no RAMIREZ, Delia (D-IL): no SALINAS, Andrea (D-OR): no THANEDAR, Shri (D-MI): no TOKUDA, Jill (D-HI): no MCCLELLAN, Jennifer (D-VA): no AMO, Gabe (D-RI): no KENNEDY, Timothy M. (D-NY): no WATERS, Maxine (D-CA): no DeLAURO, Rosa L. (D-CT): no ESHOO, Anna Georges (D-CA): no THOMPSON, Bennie (D-MS): no NADLER, Jerrold Lewis (D-NY): no VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M. (D-NY): no LOFGREN, Zoe (D-CA): no DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II (D-TX): no BLUMENAUER, Earl (D-OR): no SHERMAN, Brad (D-CA): no DEGETTE, Diana (D-CO): no DAVIS, Danny K. (D-IL): no McGOVERN, James P. (D-MA): no LEE, Barbara (D-CA): no THOMPSON, Michael (D-CA): no NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (D-CA): no SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D. (D-IL): no CLYBURN, James Enos (D-SC): no SCOTT, Robert C. (D-VA): no GRIJALVA, Raúl M. (D-AZ): did not vote COSTA, Jim (D-CA): did not vote TONKO, Paul (D-NY): did not vote SWALWELL, Eric (D-CA): did not vote KUSTER, Ann McLane (D-NH): did not vote CASTRO, Joaquin (D-TX): did not vote GALLEGO, Ruben (D-AZ): did not vote EVANS, Dwight (D-PA): did not vote GOTTHEIMER, Josh S. (D-NJ): did not vote PHILLIPS, Dean (D-MN): did not vote PORTER, Katie (D-CA): did not vote TRAHAN, Lori (D-MA): did not vote WEXTON, Jennifer (D-VA): did not vote BOWMAN, Jamaal (D-NY): did not vote TORRES, Ritchie (D-NY): did not vote STANSBURY, Melanie Ann (D-NM): did not vote CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila (D-FL): did not vote CASAR, Greg (D-TX): did not vote JACKSON, Jeff (D-NC): did not vote MEEKS, Gregory W. (D-NY): did not vote McHENRY, Patrick T. (R-NC): did not vote MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (R-WA): did not vote LAMBORN, Doug (R-CO): did not vote BUCHANAN, Vernon G. (R-FL): did not vote McCLINTOCK, Tom (R-CA): did not vote LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (R-MO): did not vote THOMPSON, Glenn (R-PA): did not vote CRAWFORD, Rick (R-AR): did not vote DESJARLAIS, Scott (R-TN): did not vote WAGNER, Ann (R-MO): did not vote MOONEY, Alex X. (R-WV): did not vote LAHOOD, Darin (R-IL): did not vote WESTERMAN, Bruce (R-AR): did not vote KUSTOFF, David (R-TN): did not vote CURTIS, John R. (R-UT): did not vote ARMSTRONG, Kelly (R-ND): did not vote GUEST, Michael (R-MS): did not vote BISHOP, Dan (R-NC): did not vote MURPHY, Gregory Francis (R-NC): did not vote GARBARINO, Andrew R. (R-NY): did not vote GIMENEZ, Carlos A. (R-FL): did not vote GREENE, Marjorie Taylor (R-GA): did not vote MILLER, Mary E. (R-IL): did not vote NEHLS, Troy E. (R-TX): did not vote SALAZAR, Maria Elvira (R-FL): did not vote CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Lori (R-OR): did not vote CISCOMANI, Juan (R-AZ): did not vote MALOY, Celeste (R-UT): did not vote GRANGER, Kay (R-TX): did not vote GOSAR, Paul (R-AZ): no DUNCAN, Jeff (R-SC): no GRAVES, Garret (R-LA): no TENNEY, Claudia (R-NY): no STAUBER, Peter (R-MN): no FISCHBACH, Michelle (R-MN): no FITZGERALD, Scott (R-WI): no ROSENDALE, Matthew M., Sr. (R-MT): no BEAN, Aaron (R-FL): no COLLINS, Mike (R-GA): no FRY, Russell (R-SC): no HAGEMAN, Harriet (R-WY): no OGLES, Andy (R-TN): no ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal) (R-KY): yes SMITH, Christopher Henry (R-NJ): yes ISSA, Darrell (R-CA): yes GRAVES, Samuel (R-MO): yes WILSON, Joe (R-SC): yes ROGERS, Mike Dennis (R-AL): yes DIAZ-BALART, Mario (R-FL): yes TURNER, Michael R. (R-OH): yes COLE, Tom (R-OK): yes BURGESS, Michael C. (R-TX): yes CARTER, John R. (R-TX): yes FOXX, Virginia Ann (R-NC): yes MCCAUL, Michael T. (R-TX): yes WALBERG, Tim (R-MI): yes SMITH, Adrian (R-NE): yes JORDAN, Jim (R-OH): yes LATTA, Robert E. (R-OH): yes WITTMAN, Robert J. (R-VA): yes BILIRAKIS, Gus (R-FL): yes SCALISE, Steve (R-LA): yes POSEY, Bill (R-FL): yes GUTHRIE, Brett (R-KY): yes SCHWEIKERT, David (R-AZ): yes WOMACK, Steve (R-AR): yes WEBSTER, Daniel A. (R-FL): yes SCOTT, Austin (R-GA): yes BUCSHON, Larry (R-IN): yes HARRIS, Andy (R-MD): yes HUIZENGA, Bill (R-MI): yes KELLY, Mike (R-PA): yes FLEISCHMANN, Chuck (R-TN): yes GRIFFITH, H. Morgan (R-VA): yes AMODEI, Mark E. (R-NV): yes LAMALFA, Doug (R-CA): yes VALADAO, David G. (R-CA): yes BARR, Garland H. (Andy), IV (R-KY): yes HUDSON, Richard (R-NC): yes WENSTRUP, Brad (R-OH): yes JOYCE, David (R-OH): yes PERRY, Scott (R-PA): yes WEBER, Randy (R-TX): yes WILLIAMS, Roger (R-TX): yes SMITH, Jason (R-MO): yes PALMER, Gary James (R-AL): yes HILL, French (R-AR): yes CARTER, Buddy (R-GA): yes LOUDERMILK, Barry D. (R-GA): yes ALLEN, Rick W. (R-GA): yes BOST, Mike (R-IL): yes MOOLENAAR, John (R-MI): yes EMMER, Thomas Earl, II (R-MN): yes ZINKE, Ryan (R-MT): yes STEFANIK, Elise M. (R-NY): yes ROUZER, David (R-NC): yes BABIN, Brian (R-TX): yes NEWHOUSE, Daniel Milton (R-WA): yes GROTHMAN, Glenn (R-WI): yes KELLY, Trent (R-MS): yes DAVIDSON, Warren (R-OH): yes COMER, James (R-KY): yes ARRINGTON, Jodey Cook (R-TX): yes BACON, Donald J. (R-NE): yes BANKS, James E. (R-IN): yes BERGMAN, John (R-MI): yes BIGGS, Andrew S. (R-AZ): yes DUNN, Neal Patrick (R-FL): yes FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (R-GA): yes FITZPATRICK, Brian K. (R-PA): yes GAETZ, Matthew L. II (R-FL): yes HIGGINS, Clay (R-LA): yes JOHNSON, Mike (R-LA): yes MAST, Brian Jeffrey (R-FL): yes RUTHERFORD, John Henry (R-FL): yes SMUCKER, Lloyd K. (R-PA): yes ESTES, Ron (R-KS): yes NORMAN, Ralph (R-SC): yes LESKO, Debbie (R-AZ): yes CLOUD, Michael (R-TX): yes BALDERSON, Troy (R-OH): yes HERN, Kevin (R-OK): yes BAIRD, James (R-IN): yes BURCHETT, Timothy (R-TN): yes CLINE, Benjamin (R-VA): yes CRENSHAW, Daniel (R-TX): yes FULCHER, Russell (R-ID): yes GOODEN, Lance (R-TX): yes GREEN, Mark E. (R-TN): yes JOHNSON, Dustin (Dusty) (R-SD): yes JOYCE, John (R-PA): yes MEUSER, Dan (R-PA): yes MILLER, Carol (R-WV): yes PENCE, Gregory (R-IN): yes RESCHENTHALER, Guy (R-PA): yes ROSE, John (R-TN): yes ROY, Charles (R-TX): yes STEIL, Bryan (R-WI): yes STEUBE, W. Greg (R-FL): yes TIMMONS, William (R-SC): yes WALTZ, Michael (R-FL): yes GARCIA, Mike (R-CA): yes TIFFANY, Thomas P. (R-WI): yes BENTZ, Cliff (R-OR): yes BICE, Stephanie I. (R-OK): yes BOEBERT, Lauren (R-CO): yes CAMMACK, Kat (R-FL): yes CARL, Jerry L. (R-AL): yes CLYDE, Andrew S. (R-GA): yes DONALDS, Byron (R-FL): yes FALLON, Pat (R-TX): yes FEENSTRA, Randy (R-IA): yes FRANKLIN, C. Scott (R-FL): yes GONZALES, Tony (R-TX): yes GOOD, Bob (R-VA): yes HARSHBARGER, Diana (R-TN): yes HINSON, Ashley (R-IA): yes JACKSON, Ronny (R-TX): yes KIM, Young (R-CA): yes LATURNER, Jake (R-KS): yes MACE, Nancy (R-SC): yes MALLIOTAKIS, Nicole (R-NY): yes MANN, Tracey (R-KS): yes MCCLAIN, Lisa C. (R-MI): yes MILLER-MEEKS, Mariannette (R-IA): yes MOORE, Barry (R-AL): yes MOORE, Blake D. (R-UT): yes OBERNOLTE, Jay (R-CA): yes OWENS, Burgess (R-UT): yes PFLUGER, August (R-TX): yes SPARTZ, Victoria (R-IN): yes STEEL, Michelle (R-CA): yes VAN DUYNE, Beth (R-TX): yes LETLOW, Julia (R-LA): yes ELLZEY, Jake (R-TX): yes CAREY, Mike (R-OH): yes FLOOD, Mike (R-NE): yes FINSTAD, Brad (R-MN): yes YAKYM, Rudy, III (R-IN): yes ALFORD, Mark (R-MO): yes BRECHEEN, Josh (R-OK): yes BURLISON, Eric (R-MO): yes CRANE, Eli (R-AZ): yes D'ESPOSITO, Anthony (R-NY): yes DE LA CRUZ, Monica (R-TX): yes DUARTE, John (R-CA): yes EDWARDS, Chuck (R-NC): yes EZELL, Mike (R-MS): yes HOUCHIN, Erin (R-IN): yes HUNT, Wesley (R-TX): yes JAMES, John (R-MI): yes KEAN, Thomas (R-NJ): yes KIGGANS, Jennifer (R-VA): yes KILEY, Kevin (R-CA): yes LALOTA, Nicholas (R-NY): yes LANGWORTHY, Nick (R-NY): yes LAWLER, Michael (R-NY): yes LEE, Laurel (R-FL): yes LUNA, Anna (R-FL): yes LUTTRELL, Morgan (R-TX): yes MCCORMICK, Rich (R-GA): yes MILLER, Max (R-OH): yes MILLS, Cory (R-FL): yes MOLINARO, Marcus (R-NY): yes MORAN, Nathaniel (R-TX): yes NUNN, Zach (R-IA): yes SELF, Keith (R-TX): yes STRONG, Dale (R-AL): yes VAN ORDEN, Derrick (R-WI): yes WILLIAMS, Brandon (R-NY): yes FONG, Vince (R-CA): yes RULLI, Michael A. (R-OH): yes LOPEZ, Greg (R-CO): yes CALVERT, Ken (R-CA): yes LUCAS, Frank D. (R-OK): yes ADERHOLT, Robert (R-AL): yes SESSIONS, Pete (R-TX): yes SIMPSON, Michael K. (R-ID): yes MASSIE, Thomas (R-KY): yes VAN DREW, Jefferson (R-NJ): yes
Party Yes No Didn't vote Democratic 79 112 20 Republican 178 13 29
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