H.R. 4503
Digitizes federal environmental reviews
Requires the Council on Environmental Quality and federal agencies to build shared digital tools and data standards for environmental reviews, with a pilot within a year and a full system by December 2027.
- The Council on Environmental Quality sets data standards and builds test versions of review tools
- Agencies that do environmental reviews must follow the standards and share data automatically
- A shared online portal and linked agency systems would handle reviews and permits
- A pilot of the shared services must run within one year, with the full system due December 1, 2027
Passed the House · Senate's turn