.Sen_JoeManchin will reintroduce his environmental permitting reform legislation that failed to pass during the last Congress after Democratic leadership vowed to block House GOP's legislation, HR 1.
Manchin's bill would be the first Democratic proposal to be put on the table after Republicans in the lower chamber passed the Lower Energy Costs Act in March. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said House passage would be the end of the line for the GOP-led bill, which sought to enable increased production of fossil fuels and to enact more sweeping reforms to permitting laws than most Democrats support.
Manchin's goal is to get at least 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans to vote for the bill, Manchin said. Only seven Republicans backed the bill before, but the party broadly supports reforms that would cut down on the time it takes for agencies to review projects under the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws.
Data show the U.S. permits major projects more slowly on average than other nations, including Canada and Australia.
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