ePermit Act

Hozzl · 2025-12-16T06:38:15Z

Explore the details of House Bill 4503 ePermit Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Environmental Protection. Stay informed on legislative developments.

12/16/2025, 6:38 AM

Summary of Bill HR 4503

This bill, titled "To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes," was introduced in the 119th Congress as H.R. 4503 on July 17, 2025. The bill aims to enhance environmental reviews and authorizations by utilizing interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms.

Congressional Summary of HR 4503

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.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4503

Bill HR 4503 is currently in the status of Passed in House since December 9, 2025. Bill HR 4503 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on July 17, 2025. Bill HR 4503's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. as of December 10, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4503

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Environmental Protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4503

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

Comments

Madeleine Copeland

497

5 months ago

This bill is a joke, it's gonna mess up everything. I don't trust it at all. It's gonna make things worse, not better. Can't believe they're even considering this crap.