Washington, DC – Thursday, November 20, 2025 — ClearPath Action released the following statement congratulating the House Natural Resources Committee on their markup of key bipartisan permitting reform legislation.

“America needs to build more energy projects to counter China, win the AI race, and keep pace with rising demand,” said ClearPath Action CEO Jeremy Harrell. “The legislation advanced by the Committee today will modernize NEPA environmental reviews, put guardrails around judicial review, and improve transparency in the permitting system to better serve project developers and communities.”

ClearPath Action endorsed three of the bills passed out of Committee today:

• The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME);
• The ePermit Act, sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA); and
• The Studying NEPA's Impact on Projects Act, sponsored by Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA).

“Today's bipartisan accomplishment is a positive signal that this Congress can deliver durable solutions that secure America's energy dominance and let America build,” Harrell added.

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