Senators Announce Long-Awaited Permitting Reform Deal
The bill would rewrite major environmental review rules to cut delays for infrastructure and energy projects, senators said.
- Today, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee, and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Martin Heinrich outlined the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to slash regulatory delays and accelerate energy infrastructure deployment.
- Structural reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act aim to accelerate energy projects, reversing the significant delays that stalled the Senate last week.
- "This is an opportunity for us to unleash American innovation," Martin Heinrich said, as Senator Shelley Moore Capito added the legislation makes building infrastructure faster and more efficient without sacrificing environmental protections.
- Sheldon Whitehouse noted the process involved honorable policy disagreements, though Capito warned political uncertainty remains, stating, "Who knows in five weeks what's going to happen."
- Lawmakers aim to secure passage before the Senate recesses for the general election, with Capito looking to work with the House and President Trump to sign the essential infrastructure legislation into law.
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Senators announce long-awaited permitting reform deal
Democratic and Republican senators on Wednesday announced a long-sought deal on permitting reform that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data centers. After months of negotiations, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the...
Senate unveils deal to cut permitting red tape to boost energy projects
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have struck a deal after months of negotiations on legislation that would accelerate federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. The legislative agreement reflects a monthslong campaign by Democrats for President Donald Trump to ease up on his crackdown on wind and solar energy. The legislation, which still faces […]
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