H.R. 4503 Passed the House Environmental Protection

ePermit Act

To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Introduced July 17, 2025 Cosponsors 11 (6 D, 5 R) Latest action December 10, 2025

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Dec 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Dec 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)
  4. Dec 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.
  5. Dec 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)
  6. Dec 9, 2025 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Dec 4, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
  8. Dec 4, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.
  9. Nov 20, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Nov 20, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Sep 10, 2025 Committee Hearings Held
  12. Jul 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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