House Committee Advances ePermit Act to Streamline Environmental Permits Into Single Online Portal
The ePermit Act has been reported by the committee and is now waiting for a vote on the House floor. The bill has been stalled with no recorded action since May 2025. House leadership must decide to schedule a vote for this bill to move forward.
No action since December 2025
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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.
A bipartisan group of senators introduced the ePermit Act to digitize the federal government's antiquated energy permitting system. The bill, a companion to a House-passed measure, would create a cloud-based permit portal to improve transparency and coordination in environmental reviews.
Sens. John Curtis and Cory Booker are leading the ePermit Act to create a cloud-based portal for tracking applications and project status. The bill requires the CEQ to develop common data standards to enable automatic data exchange between federal agencies and reduce redundant reviews.
Reps. Dusty Johnson and Scott Peters introduced the ePermit Act to establish a unified, interagency data system for environmental reviews. The proposal seeks to move the government toward modern technology to speed up permitting by creating a common authorization portal for project sponsors.
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Official Title
ePermit Act
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