S. 238 119th Congress Senate

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Official title: A bill to require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency, to consider whether permitting by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Cynthia M. Lummis Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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SENATE
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Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
5 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Interior, Dept of (DOI)
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
1 filing
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
1 filing

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