{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4503","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4503,"title":"ePermit Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-07-17","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"J000301","fullName":"Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]","party":"R","state":"SD","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":11,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":["Advanced technology and technological innovations","Advisory bodies","Computer security and identity theft","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Environmental assessment, monitoring, research","Government information and archives","Internet, web applications, social media","Licensing and registrations","Public contracts and procurement"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5088-5091)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4503.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5091)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-392.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Committee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>ePermit Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes requirements related to digitizing environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Within a year,&nbsp;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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-27T18:56:04Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":507,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:24:01.289Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ePermit%20Act"}]}}