ePermit Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 17, 2025)
ePermit Act
This bill establishes requirements related to digitizing environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
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.
What just happenedDec 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateDec 10, 2025
- Engrossed in HouseDec 9, 2025
- Reported in HouseDec 4, 2025
- Introduced in HouseJul 17, 2025
- Dec 10, 2025IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Dec 9, 2025FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
- Dec 9, 2025Floor8000
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)
- Dec 9, 2025FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.
- Dec 9, 2025FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)
- Dec 9, 2025FloorH30300
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 4, 2025CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
- Dec 4, 2025CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
- Dec 4, 2025Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
- Nov 20, 2025Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 20, 2025Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 10, 2025Committee
Committee Hearings Held
- Jul 17, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jul 17, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House