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Energy & Environment

By Legisletter Editors·Updated 11 hours ago

Permitting reform, Arctic drilling, insulin-bill-sized cosponsor counts for firefighter PFAS protections, next-gen nuclear, and two CRAs to kill DOE efficiency rules are all moving this Congress. Twenty-three bills. Track them and mobilize constituent pressure.

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The state of play

The big numbers go to bills that pair an industry practice with a concrete stake for constituents. The Energy Choice Act leads at 157 cosponsors — deregulatory with a consumer-cost hook. PFAS Alternatives draws 109 because it's firefighter turnout gear. Arctic Refuge and other public-lands bills take smaller numbers but bigger fights — the pillar's split reflects who gets to drill, build, and permit.

Smaller cosponsor counts track the supply-side stack: Next Generation Nuclear Deployment, Technology for Energy Security (fuel-cell ITC extension), Critical Mineral Consistency, and the ePermit Act — part of the federal permitting push. Plus the two CRAs (HJRes20 and HJRes21) targeting specific Biden-era rules. Narrower scope, faster moving.

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The bills

What Congress is working on

Active in Congress3 bills
In Committee14 bills
Recently Introduced3 bills
On the Record

What Congress Is Saying

Mr. President, I rise today on the 100th day as a U.S. Senator—in fact, Florida's newest U.S. Senator—to urge my colleagues to support H.J. Res. 75, a Congressional Review Act resolution to rescind burdensome energy efficiency requirements on commercial refrigerators and freezers that were imposed by the Biden-Harris administration at the 11th hour just before President Trump's inauguration. The Biden-Harris administration, as we all know, in many of these agenda-driven regulations pushed out of Agencies, was a disaster for American families, businesses, and industries across our Nation.
Ashley Moody(R–FL)·on Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".·
Mr. Speaker, back to H.R. 755. This bill will provide the certainty needed to grow domestic production of minerals like lithium, graphite, copper, and many other minerals necessary for the advanced technologies that will ensure national security, energy security, and economic competitiveness. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Bruce Westerman(R–AR)·on Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025·
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6365, the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act, introduced by Representative John McGuire of Virginia. This bill accomplishes something very simple and very important. It directs the Department of the Interior to issue a narrow right-of-way so the Wintergreen community in Virginia can complete an emergency-only evacuation route. Wintergreen is a mountain community located near the Blue Ridge Parkway, with one road in and one road out. That single access point serves year-round residents, seasonal visitors, and first responders.
Bruce Westerman(R–AR)·on Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act·
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Mr. Speaker, returning to the legislation before us, we are here to debate H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. Again, I thank the gentleman from Texas' 12th Congressional District for sponsoring this legislation. This legislation is about reversing the damage caused by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act's aggressive regulatory agenda and taxpayer-funded spending spree. Whatever happened to the free market? What has happened to consumer choice? Housing affordability is a critical issue facing the American people. Look at the numbers.
Bob Latta(R–OH)·on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act·
Mr. Speaker, I was absent from the floor and missed the roll call votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call No. 315 on the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass S. 356—The Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, and YEA on Roll Call No. 316 on the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1676—The Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025. PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Dina Titus(D–NV)·on Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025·
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which is a lifeline for rural school districts that have experienced severe budget impacts since 2023 when the program was not reauthorized. This bill is vital to restoring critical funding, preventing further school closures, and ensuring rural students have access to quality education that can compete with urban communities. However, this is not just an education issue. This is about investing in the future of rural America and supporting communities surrounded by Federal forests.
Bruce Westerman(R–AR)·on Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025·
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4503, the ePermit Act, which will establish a governmentwide technology strategy to improve Federal permitting processes and timelines. I thank my colleagues, Representatives Johnson and Peters, for their strong bipartisan work on this legislation. Today's digital landscape for Federal permitting is out of date, consisting of diverse and isolated systems spread across different Federal agencies. Generally, these systems are not interoperable or sufficiently accessible for project sponsors or the general public.
Jeff Crank(R–CO)·on ePermit Act·
Where Congress stands

How members have signed on

Ranked by activity on pillar bills that expand production and ease permitting vs. those that tighten environmental review and expand protections.

For stricter environmental review and consumer protections

· 12 members
Levin8
Neguse4
Huffman4
Casten4
Ansari4
Norton6
Quigley6
Carson5
Elfreth5
Min5
Scott2
Capito2

Activity weights: sponsor = 10 points, cosponsor = 3 points. A legislator appears in the cluster where their score is highest. Number next to each name is how many pillar bills in that camp they're on.

Follow the money

Who's lobbying these bills

Four camps file on most bills. Producers, renewables + EV, utilities, and environmental groups — each with different asks.

Oil, gas, and pipeline companies

· Supporting expanded production and streamlined permitting

API, AGA, INGAA and major producers (ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Kinder Morgan) file hardest on permitting reform, LNG export approvals, and public-lands leasing.

2 filers · spend bundled into broader disclosures
  • Filed
    max quarter
    PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
    H.R. 4503
  • Filed
    max quarter
    NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
    H.R. 4503

Renewables, storage, and EV industry

· Supporting clean-energy deployment and transmission buildout

ACP, SEIA, ACORE, Advanced Energy Economy, and corporate filers (NextEra, First Solar, Tesla, Rivian, Ford, GM) file on transmission siting, interconnection queues, tax-credit preservation, and EV infrastructure.

1 filer · spend bundled into broader disclosures
  • Filed
    max quarter
    ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
    H.R. 755

Electric and gas utilities

· Preserving rate-recovery frameworks and grid reliability rules

EEI, APPA, NRECA, and utility filers (Duke, Southern, Dominion, Xcel, AEP, PG&E, Exelon) file on transmission siting, rate rules, reliability standards, and anything that shifts cost recovery between retail and wholesale.

5 filers · $160K max quarterly spend across this camp
  • $160K
    max quarter
    EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE

    General business - investor owned electric utilities

    H.R. 4503

Environmental and climate organizations

· Supporting stricter environmental review and conservation

EDF, NRDC, Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Wilderness Society, Audubon, LCV, plus sportsmen's groups (Trout Unlimited, NWF) file on public-lands protection, ESA listings, drilling-rule CRAs, and any measure that tightens or loosens agency review.

2 filers · spend bundled into broader disclosures
  • Filed
    max quarter
    EARTHJUSTICE ACTION

    nonprofit advocacy organization

    H.R. 4503
  • Filed
    max quarter
    LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
    H.R. 3067

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.senate.gov), 40 unique filers across these 23 bills. Dollar amounts are the highest quarterly spend reported on any filing that named one of these bills — not a total.

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