To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1131.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-17 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported March 23, 2023 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

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  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/17

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1131, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1131

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 34, February 21, 2023, Pages H867-H868):
  Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with the power to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To increase American energy production and restore energy leadership by authorizing EPA to issue flexible air permits and facilitate flexible, market-responsive operations for critical energy resource facilities. By Mr KEATING: H.R. 1132. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Legislation to create an office to increase access to data related to sanctions and…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 21, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

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  716 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1131, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1131

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ca99bf59497655411395ab2dfb0bade23ff1357538b475f3d2cc53c2574afd33

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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