United StatesePermit Act
What it does
This bill establishes requirements related to digitizing environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
More detail
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must develop, publish, and iteratively update data standards for the collection and curation of certain data related to environmental reviews. CEQ must also design, test, and build prototype tools for environmental reviews.
Additionally, CEQ must publish guidance to assist relevant agencies in implementing such standards as well as certain minimum functional requirements, such as data sharing that enables automated transfer of relevant data among federal agencies. Federal agencies responsible for environmental reviews or authorizations must implement the data standards and such minimum functional requirements.
To the maximum extent practicable, CEQ and such agencies must iteratively develop and maintain a unified interagency data system consisting of interconnected federal agency systems and shared services for environmental reviews and authorizations, including a common interactive, digital, cloud-based authorization portal.
Within a year, CEQ must oversee a pilot of shared services for environmental reviews and authorizations, including the portal. To the maximum extent practicable, CEQ must develop and implement the unified interagency data system by December 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Dec 10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Latest
- Dec 9Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)
- Dec 9DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.
- Dec 9Passed/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)Passed House
- Dec 9Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 4Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
- Dec 4Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
- Nov 20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 20Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 10Committee Hearings Held
- Jul 17Introduced in House
- Jul 17Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced