Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jul 9, 2025
What it does
The Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act would exempt the Department of Defense, its components, contractors, and designees from compliance with key environmental laws—including the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Federal Water Pollution Control Act—for activities related to countering the Chinese Communist Party, if certified by the President or Secretary of Defense. The exemption applies to readiness, training, operations, facility construction, technology development, and related commercial projects, and prohibits any substitute environmental review or judicial oversight of such activities. It also nullifies…
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