3.0.0 4503 2026-02-27T18:56:04Z 2026-02-27T18:56:04Z House H HR 2025-07-17 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4503 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 4503.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H3476]]]> ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-12-10T20:38:04Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported By 2025-12-04T15:19:25Z Markup By 2025-11-20T15:00:00Z Hearings By (full committee) 2025-09-10T12:41:31Z Referred To 2025-07-17T13:01:15Z H. Rept. 119-392 ePermit Act 119 3800 S 2026-02-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2025-12-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2025-12-09 16:49:15 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:49:14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:49:14 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-09 16:41:15 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:41:14 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:41:01 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00341 2025-12-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-12-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-09-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held Committee 2025-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD N P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2025-07-17 True C001137 Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] Jeff Crank R CO 5 2025-09-02 False M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 2025-09-02 False E000300 Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] Gabe Evans R CO 8 2025-09-10 False G000605 Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] Adam Gray D CA 13 2025-09-10 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] Ken Calvert R CA 41 2025-09-15 False D000629 Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] Sharice Davids D KS 3 2025-09-15 False K000399 Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] Jennifer Kiggans R VA A. 2 2025-09-16 False A000148 Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] Jake Auchincloss D MA 4 2025-09-16 False H001100 Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] Jeff Hurd R CO 3 2025-11-20 False V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-11-20 False Environmental Protection Advanced technology and technological innovations 2025-09-17T20:06:56Z Advisory bodies 2025-09-17T20:10:36Z Computer security and identity theft 2025-09-17T20:10:52Z Computers and information technology 2025-09-17T20:10:07Z Congressional oversight 2025-09-17T20:10:44Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2025-09-17T20:07:11Z Government information and archives 2025-09-17T20:09:56Z Internet, web applications, social media 2025-09-17T20:10:15Z Licensing and registrations 2025-09-17T20:07:03Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-09-17T20:10:24Z Environmental Protection 2025-09-10T15:06:34Z 00 2025-07-17 Introduced in House 2025-12-09T20:48:18Z 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.

]]> ePermit Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 ePermit Act 2025-12-16T06:38:15Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes. 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 ePermit Act 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 ePermit Act 2025-12-05T04:08:22Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 ePermit Act 2025-07-30T12:38:28Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 ePermit Act 2025-07-30T12:38:25Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes. 2025-07-30T12:34:00Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4503rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr4503rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4503eh/xml/BILLS-119hr4503eh.xml Reported in House 2025-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4503rh/xml/BILLS-119hr4503rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4503ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4503ih.xml 2025-12-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.