U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. DIVISION A--Committee on Environment and Public Works TITLE I--National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Subtitle A--Declaration of Environmental Policy Sec. 1101. Purposes; procedure; savings provision. Sec. 1102. Definitions. Sec. 1103. Implementing procedures. Sec. 1104. Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts. Sec. 1105. Procedure for determination of level of review. Sec. 1106. Timely and unified Federal reviews. Sec. 1107. Programmatic environmental document. Sec. 1108. Use of categorical exclusions by other agencies. Sec. 1109. Applications for authorizations. Sec. 1110. Judicial review. Subtitle B--Council on Environmental Quality Sec. 1121. Council on Environmental Quality. Subtitle C--Federal Permitting Improvement Sec. 1131. Definitions. Sec. 1132. Environmental Review and Permitting Tracker. Sec. 1133. Permitting Improvement Fund. TITLE II--Clean Water Act Sec. 1201. Water quality criteria. Sec. 1202. Clean Water Act permitting and State certification. Sec. 1203. Permit term for NPDES permits. Sec. 1204. Permits for dredged or fill material. Sec. 1205. Judicial review timeline clarity. TITLE III--Endangered Species Act of 1973 Sec. 1301. Definitions. Sec. 1302. Timeline …
Sponsors
- Capito, Shelley (R) · primary sponsor
- Lee, Mike (R)
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)
- Heinrich, Martin (D, SD-NM)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is SB5653?
- SB5653 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026.
- What does SB5653 do?
- In its own words: To prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5653?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5653?
- Capito, Shelley (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5653?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5653
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