S3800-119

In Committee

ePermit Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2026

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, ePermit Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Technology, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3E8BEECA269949209483231EBD4DEA8B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ePermit Act.
  • Section HD45CA92EA91A4109B878F947F428E128: 2. Findings The Congress finds that— coordination between Federal, State, and local agencies and project sponsors is critical to ensuring the timely and...
  • Section H8A70A3C962EF450D8C05BBE82510E86A: 3. Establishment of data standards Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, in...
  • Section HD2E3214C7798427BBF1D878D992ACBF4: 4. Development of prototype tools The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, the Federal...
  • Section H293AE53B550B4807B4F08FBBD812F9F8: 5. Publication of guidance for implementation of data standards and minimum functional requirements Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 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, ePermit Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Technology, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, ePermit Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Technology Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 5, 2026

Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kelly, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Technology Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"data standards" §H658378B105E145CEA250506B3460CFF5

agreed-upon specifications for data formats, structures, and definitions to ensure consistency and vendor neutral interoperability. The term environmental review means any Federal agency procedures or processes for— applying a categorical exclusion

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