HR 4503
ePermit Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 11
- Policy area
- Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- 2025-07-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee referrals
- Environment and Public Works Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-12-10
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-04
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-11-20
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-09-10
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-07-17
Recent actions
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2025-12-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-12-09: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
- 2025-12-09: 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)
- 2025-12-09: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.