Skip to main content
H.R. 4908 118th Congress House

Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make eligible airport-related projects and port development projects eligible for approval under State environmental … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to make eligible airport-related projects and port development projects eligible for approval under State environmental laws and regulations instead of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 4, 2024 Introduced by: John Garamendi Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationEnvironmental regulatory procedures
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Navigation, waterways, harborsState and local government operations
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 27, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E726-727)
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act

This bill expands a Department of Transportation (DOT) program that allows up to two states to approve environmental reviews for certain transportation projects under state laws and regulations instead of under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). 

Specifically, the bill makes permanent a pilot program that allows DOT to approve a state to participate in a program to conduct environmental reviews and approve permits for certain transportation projects if DOT (with the concurrence of the Council on Environmental Quality) determines that the state laws and regulations are at least as stringent as the federal NEPA requirements.

The bill also expands project eligibility for the program to include certain federally funded airport and port development projects.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 4, 2024
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 23, 2024
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Aug 1, 2023
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4908: Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4908/
MLA
"H.R. 4908: Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4908/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4908, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4908/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4908: Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4908/)
Report a problem