CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure.
This bill is a Senate resolution that asks Congress to update federal rules for approving new energy projects. It specifically targets policies that could slow down the construction of clean energy infrastructure in the United States. The text includes minor grammatical corrections to clarify that the focus is on water and domestic production. As a non-binding resolution, it does not change laws directly but serves as an official recommendation for legislative action.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2024
Last action May 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House May 9, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, concurred in by vote of 83 yeas, 0 nays.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
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