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ePermit Act

Introduced: September 15, 2025 Introduced by: Johnson, Dusty Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

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Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 10, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Dec 9, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.

Dec 9, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)

Dec 9, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 9, 2025

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)

Dec 9, 2025

Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 9, 2025

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 4, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.

Dec 4, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.

Nov 20, 2025

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 20, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Hearings Held

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in House

Jul 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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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's happening now December 10, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Hearings & markups 2

• H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act” • H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), To amend the Act of Augus…
Markup Nov 20, 2025 · 10:00 AM EST · Natural Resources Committee
Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act” • H.R. 4503 (Rep. Johnson),…
Hearing Sep 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Natural Resources Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 80

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