S 3451 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2022

House Passage

Jul 2022

Signed into Law

Aug 2022

Introduced Jan 10, 2022 Signed Aug 16, 2022

Floor votes · House Jul 29, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Aug 16, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Jul 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 303 - 89 (Roll no. 417).

lower

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S121; text: CR S121)

upper

Jan 10, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Jan 10, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors