HR 4503 119th Congress
ePermit Act
To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Committee Hearings Held
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
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Engrossed in House
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Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
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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)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Referred in Senate
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Hearings Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H14001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/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) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 8000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H38310 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReferred in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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CRS summary
ePermit ActThis 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.
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Text versions
- Referred in SenateDec 10, 2025
- Engrossed in HouseDec 9, 2025
- Reported in HouseDec 4, 2025
- Introduced in HouseJul 17, 2025