HR 573referred119th Congress

Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act

Introduced Jan 21, 2025House billPolicy area: Environmental ProtectionLast action Dec 10, 2025Sponsor: Rudy Yakym III(R-IN)

environmentEnvironmental Protection

Environment and Public Works CommitteeNatural Resources Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Dec 10, 2025

What the bill does

Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act This bill directs the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to annually report on the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) on projects that require NEPA review. CEQ must publish the report on its website and submit it to certain congressional committees. The report must include specified information about NEPA litigation, such as the number of cases, the status of cases, and their outcomes; the length and costs of the environmental impact statements and environmental assessments prepared; and the time it takes to complete environmental reviews under NEPA.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Lobbying Filings

$572.2M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by FOX CORPORATION

Jul 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by FOX CORPORATION

Oct 21, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by FOX CORPORATION

Jan 21, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 21, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by FOX CORPORATION

Jan 24, 2025trade

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. bought K

Official Congressional Actions

Dec 10, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

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Dec 9, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5086-5087)

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Dec 9, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5086-5087)

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Dec 9, 2025Floor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 573.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
FOX CORPORATION	FOX CORPORATION	$113.0M	Apr 22, 2024	2024Q1	ADVGAMTEC
FOX CORPORATION	FOX CORPORATION	$110.0M	Jul 22, 2024	2024Q2	CPTCOMADV
FOX CORPORATION	FOX CORPORATION

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	D	K	K	Buy	Jan 24, 2025	$1,001 - $15,000	3d after	UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA	1%
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	R

Conflict Summary

2 trades by 2 members of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on HR 573. The average conflict score is 16%.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (1 trade)Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (1 trade)

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.