Urge Congress accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure

Added Representatives Mathews, A., Salvo, Thomas, D., Williams, Bird, Claggett, Click, Daniels, Dovilla, Ghanbari, Hiner, Holmes, Hoops, Klopfenstein, Lorenz, Mathews, T., McClain, Peterson, Pizzulli, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Roemer, Schmidt, Stephens, Willis, and Workman to the list of cosponsors.

Added new clauses urging Congress to limit excessive use of judicial processes and prevent inappropriate usage of the Clean Water Act to block the lawful building of linear energy infrastructure.

Added new clauses demanding accountability for federal agencies, including better data and aggressive timelines for all levels of environmental review.

Added new clauses emphasizing the need to update the federal permitting system to support sustainable and effective energy infrastructure building.

Added new clauses expressing gratitude to Ohio's Congressional Delegation for their support of a federal permitting reform deal.

Added new clauses stating that failure to act will further harm consumers and make the country less competitive.

Added new clauses highlighting that regulatory barriers have caused over 2,000 gigawatts of energy projects to be stuck in interconnection queues.

Added new clauses noting that the U.S. is highly reliant on China for critical minerals and that demand could grow by more than forty times by 2040.

Added new clauses comparing U.S. permitting times unfavorably to Canada and Australia, which can permit mines in two to three years.

Added new clauses stating that delays from overlitigation and blocking by radical groups hamstring worthy projects.

Added new clauses arguing that unnecessary delays increase dependence on foreign dictators and limit investments in modernizing the energy system.

Added new clauses stating that overlapping federal permitting requirements lack flexibility to protect human health and the environment.

Added new clauses stating that failing to reform laws results in fewer jobs, reduced security, and higher prices.

Added new clauses stating that failing to reform laws will result in greater limitations on energy infrastructure and unreliability.

Added new clauses stating that the average time to process an NEPA environmental impact statement has risen to four and one-half years.

Added new clauses stating that demand for electricity is projected to dramatically increase, requiring major increases in domestic energy production.

Added new clauses stating that delays inhibit the building of essential components of a low-cost, reliable, and modern energy infrastructure.

Added new clauses stating that energy produced in the U.S. meets higher environmental standards than imported energy.

Changed the header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by the House' and reorganized the formatting of the title, session details, and sponsor list.