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Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)

S.Amdt. 6897

S.Amdt. 6897 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors

Changes H.R. 2347 — Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment would replace a section of another amendment regarding court remedies related to environmental reviews. When a court determines an environmental review was not conducted according to requirements, the primary remedy the court may order is to remand, meaning to send the authorization back to the agency without canceling the authorization or issuing an injunction, which is a court order stopping an action. The court must provide the agency with specific instructions to correct errors and set a deadline not exceeding 180 days, which can be extended once by up to 90 days for good cause.

The amendment allows a court to issue an injunction halting an authorization or related activity until the agency completes required actions, provided specific criteria regarding environmental effects, harm, equity, and public interest are met. Such an injunction must be limited in duration and scope to the portion of the agency action not adequately addressed.

If an agency fails to complete the required actions by the deadline or fails to correct the errors, the court may grant other appropriate relief, retain jurisdiction, and potentially award reasonable attorney fees and costs if the failure was willful.