Don’t Tread on Our TRAX: Lee Bill Gives Transit Environmental Review Back to States Dec 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation today to improve transit project timelines and quality by restoring the responsibility for environmental reviews back to state agencies from the federal government. The Streamline Transit Projects Act is cosponsored by U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and endorsed by Utah Transit Authority, Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
Restore responsibility for transit project environmental reviews from the federal government to state agencies.
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U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation today to improve transit project timelines and quality by restoring the responsibility for environmental reviews back to state agencies from the federal government.
Evidence
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Introduced 12/01/2025). Latest Action: Senate - 12/01/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.
Assessments
Mike Lee sponsored S.3284, the Streamline Transit Projects Act, introduced December 1, 2025, which appears aimed at shifting transit project environmental review responsibility toward state agencies. Congress.gov currently lists the bill only as introduced, with latest action on December 1, 2025: read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It has not passed either chamber or become law, so the promised policy outcome has not been delivered. Because Lee introduced legislation directly addressing the promise, credit the effort badge, but the outcome remains unresolved rather than delivered or failed while the 119th Congress is still active.