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

House 119th · July 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1324HR · Scheduled
Natural Resources Committee · 45 members ↓
Westerman, Bruce R-AR Chair
Wittman, Robert J. R-VA Vice Chair
Kiggans, Jennifer A. R-VA
Gosar, Paul A. R-AZ
Maloy, Celeste R-UT
Bentz, Cliff R-OR
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman R-AS
Webster, Daniel R-FL
LaMalfa, Doug R-CA
Amodei, Mark E. R-NV
Begich, Nicholas J. R-AK
Crank, Jeff R-CO
Hurd, Jeff R-CO
Boebert, Lauren R-CO
Hageman, Harriet M. R-WY
Ezell, Mike R-MS
Collins, Mike R-GA
Kennedy, Mike R-UT
McDowell, Addison P. R-NC
Tiffany, Thomas P. R-WI
Stauber, Pete R-MN
Fulcher, Russ R-ID
Walberg, Tim R-MI
McClintock, Tom R-CA
Hunt, Wesley R-TX
Huffman, Jared D-CA Ranking
Stansbury, Melanie A. D-NM
Gray, Adam D-CA
Soto, Darren D-FL
Min, Dave D-CA
Dingell, Debbie D-MI
Randall, Emily D-WA
Golden, Jared F. D-ME
Neguse, Joe D-CO
Hernández, Pablo Jose D-PR
Brownley, Julia D-CA
Velázquez, Nydia M. D-NY
Rivas, Luz M. D-CA
Dexter, Maxine D-OR
Elfreth, Sarah D-MD
Magaziner, Seth D-RI
Lee, Susie D-NV
Hoyle, Val T. D-OR
Leger Fernandez, Teresa D-NM
Ansari, Yassamin D-AZ
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
Alex Herrgott
President & CEO
The Permitting Institute
Andrew Mergen
Faculty Director, Emmett Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School
Supporting Documents (49) Show all +
Hearing Notice PDF
Hearing Memo PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR Jan 2021 Secretarial Order of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior under the Biden Administration PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR Niskanen Center Report PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR American Clean Power Letter of Support PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR Spokesman-Review Article PDF
Rep. Hoyle FTR Western Environmental Law Center Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Center of the American Experiment Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR ClearPath Action Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Bipartisan Policy Center Letter of Support PDF
Thank You Campbell PDF
Thank You Boals PDF
Thank You Herrgott PDF
Thank You Mergen PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Ormat Letter of Support PDF
Attendance PDF
Ranking Member Huffman FTR Wall Street Journal Article PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR CEQ Categorical Exclusion List May 2024 PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Common Good Report PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Micron Letter of Support PDF
Rep. Hageman FTR National Hispanic Energy Council Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman and Rep. Stauber FTR Fervo Energy Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR R Street Institute Letter of Support PDF
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 PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Women's Mining Coalition Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR American Action Forum 2021 Analysis PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR American Conservation Coalition Action Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Center for Grid Security, SAFE Letter of Support PDF
Rep. Ansari FTR "What Passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Means for US Energy and the Economy" PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 1 PDF
Ranking Member Huffman FTR FRA Amendment PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Institute for Progress Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Geothermal Rising Action Letter of Support PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Statement PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Center for Growth and Opportunity 2022 Analysis PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Consumer Energy Alliance Letter of Support PDF
Rep. Tiffany FTR Breakthrough Institute The Procedural Hangover PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 3 PDF
Rep. McClintock FTR Smokey Wire Article PDF
Rep. Stauber FTR Breakthrough Institute Report "Understanding NEPA Litigation" PDF
Rep. Elfreth FTR Ember Energy Report June 2025 PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR National Mining Association Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman & Rep. Stauber FTR Signal Peak Energy Letter of Support PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association Letter of Support/Fact Sheet PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Surface Transportation Board EIS pt. 2 PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Turn Forward Letter of Support PDF
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 PDF
Chairman Westerman FTR Green Tape Post PDF

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