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Rep, Dem Senators Release Bipartisan Permitting Bill

Heinrich said the bill would speed energy projects, protect environmental safeguards and address grid costs.

Rep, Dem Senators Release Bipartisan Permitting Bill
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This article1 analysis · Oct 3, 2026
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Four senators released the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting reform package they say would speed energy and infrastructure projects. Industry groups welcomed it, while the Sierra Club warned it could benefit oil and gas projects without ensuring more clean energy gets built.

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Martin Heinrich D · NM · SEN
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Martin Heinrich
D · NM · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Sheldon Whitehouse
D · RI · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

Co-releaser of the permitting reform bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned as someone Capito hoped would help enact the bill

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Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Energy Permitting Bill

Four senators reached a bipartisan deal on permitting legislation intended to speed energy and infrastructure projects. Heinrich helped negotiate the proposal. Left-leaning outlets portray the deal as a threat to environmental protections and a benefit to fossil-fuel interests, with critics challenging Heinrich’s support. Center outlets emphasize the bipartisan effort to speed project approvals and address data-center costs, while noting environmental concerns and unresolved wind and solar issues. Right-leaning outlets focus on limiting presidents’ ability to block broad categories of energy projects and making permitting more predictable.

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