House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

ePermit Act

H.R. 4503Introduced Jul 17, 2025Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 17, 2025
Committee actionNov 20, 2025
Passed HouseDec 9, 2025 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 10, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4503.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-392 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 4, 2025.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 4, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 4503, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 123, July 17, 2025, Page H3476):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 4503, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Adam Gray (D-CA), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Scott Peters (D-CA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Related bills

S. 3800 (119th) ePermit Act
Identical bill

Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.