HR5509-118

Passed House

To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 14, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HC1696A89BC8B4EABB030B6A734326379: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electronic Permitting Modernization Act.
  • Section H66572B1045054AE3B4F7C9D7C69C427E: 2. Department of the Interior permit accessibility In order to improve the overall economy, efficiency, and management of operations and activities of the...
  • Section H70690774F46543BC8EC40AFDC60E6940: 3. Conforming amendment to ensure consistency with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 In developing the permitting systems required under section 2 of this...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 25, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …

Sep 17, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Molinaro, and Mr. …

Sep 17, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Sep 14, 2023

Ms. Porter (for herself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following …

Sep 14, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
4 mentions across 4 clauses
-4 negative

Department of the Interior

Mining
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Mining companies seeking federal permits

Oil & Gas
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive

Oil and gas companies seeking federal permits

Technology
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Information technology vendors

Construction
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Project developers requiring NEPA review

3/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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