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House Rules hearing sees sharp split over permitting reforms tied to the Clean Air Act
Summary
At a Rules Committee hearing, Energy and Commerce members defended three permitting bills — the Fire Act, Red Tape Act and Fences Act — as streamlining measures, while Democrats warned they would erode public‑health protections in the Clean Air Act and reduce EPA transparency.
Chairwoman Fox convened the House Rules Committee to hear testimony from Representatives from the Energy and Commerce Committee on three bills intended to ease permitting burdens tied to the Clean Air Act. Representative Palmer described H.R.6409 (the Fences Act), H.R.6398 (the Red Tape Act) and H.R.6387 (the Fire Act) as targeted reforms that would prevent states from being unfairly penalized for foreign emissions, eliminate duplicative EPA reviews under NEPA, and ensure prescribed burns and other wildfire mitigation measures do not count toward non‑attainment calculations.
Representative Palmer (Representative, Energy and Commerce) told the committee the bills would “allow states to account for foreign emissions earlier in the regulatory…
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