ePermit Act
House Committee Advances ePermit Act to Streamline Environmental Permits Into Single Online Portal
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress directs federal permitting agencies to move environmental reviews and permits onto modern, shared digital systems.
- Within months of becoming law, agencies must compare their current systems to new standards, file plans, and start upgrades on set timelines.
- A single online portal would let applicants submit required documents in one place, track status, and see timelines; the public could also track many non-sensitive details.
- The plan includes tools like mapping, document tracking, and AI-assisted sorting of public comments, plus rules for data sharing between agencies.
- The portal must include safeguards for privacy and security, and the bill says it does not add new environmental rules beyond what current law already requires.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
ePermit Act
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