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Oversight hearing titled “Permitting Purgatory: Restoring Common Sense to NEPA Reviews.”

Date & Time: July 22, 2025
Location: Longworth House Office Building, Room 1324HR
Chamber: House
Status: Scheduled
Congress: 119

Video

Witnesses (4)

Tony Campbell
CEO
·
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Tony Boals
Vice President; Board Member
·
Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.; American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Andrew Mergen
Faculty Director, Emmett Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
·
Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School

Documents

Supporting Materials

Hearing Notice
Hearing Memo
Rep. Stauber FTR Jan 2021 Secretarial Order of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior under the Biden Administration
Rep. Stauber FTR Niskanen Center Report
Chairman Westerman FTR American Clean Power Letter of Support
Rep. Stauber FTR Spokesman-Review Article
Rep. Hoyle FTR Western Environmental Law Center Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Center of the American Experiment Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR ClearPath Action Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Bipartisan Policy Center Letter of Support
Thank You Campbell
Thank You Boals
Thank You Herrgott
Thank You Mergen
Chairman Westerman FTR Ormat Letter of Support
Attendance
Ranking Member Huffman FTR Wall Street Journal Article
Rep. Stauber FTR CEQ Categorical Exclusion List May 2024
Chairman Westerman FTR Common Good Report
Chairman Westerman FTR Micron Letter of Support
Rep. Hageman FTR National Hispanic Energy Council Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman and Rep. Stauber FTR Fervo Energy Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR R Street Institute Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Energy Workforce & Technology Council, International Association of Drilling Contractors, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Gulf Energy Alliance, National Ocean Industries Association, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, U.S. Oil & Gas Association, and Western Energy Alliance Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Women's Mining Coalition Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR American Action Forum 2021 Analysis
Chairman Westerman FTR American Conservation Coalition Action Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Center for Grid Security, SAFE Letter of Support
Rep. Ansari FTR "What Passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Means for US Energy and the Economy"
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 1
Ranking Member Huffman FTR FRA Amendment
Chairman Westerman FTR Institute for Progress Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Geothermal Rising Action Letter of Support
Rep. Stauber FTR Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Statement
Chairman Westerman FTR Center for Growth and Opportunity 2022 Analysis
Chairman Westerman FTR Consumer Energy Alliance Letter of Support
Rep. Tiffany FTR Breakthrough Institute The Procedural Hangover
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 3
Rep. McClintock FTR Smokey Wire Article
Rep. Stauber FTR Breakthrough Institute Report "Understanding NEPA Litigation"
Rep. Elfreth FTR Ember Energy Report June 2025
Chairman Westerman FTR National Mining Association Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman & Rep. Stauber FTR Signal Peak Energy Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association Letter of Support/Fact Sheet
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 2
Chairman Westerman FTR Turn Forward Letter of Support
Rep. Hoyle FTR Center for Biological Diversity, Climate Justice Alliance, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Food and Water Watch, Great Old Broads For Wilderness, League of Conservation Voters, Project Eleven Hundred, Sierra Club, Silvix Resources, Southern Environmental Law Center, Union of Concerned Scientists, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, The Wilderness Society Letter of Support
Chairman Westerman FTR Green Tape Post

Additional Information

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