TPA Urges Senate to Consider Permitting Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kara Zupkus (224) 456-0257

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Senate’s return to Washington, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is urging lawmakers to take up the proposed Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (“BAAJA”). The Senate cloture vote on the motion to proceed for BAAJA is expected today, and the vote is the first major legislative test for the permitting reform bill following last week’s midterm elections. BAAJA would significantly streamline federal environmental reviews, reforming key pieces of legislation such as the Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Ross Marchand, Executive Director of TPA, offered the following comment:

“New and innovative energy projects are needed more than ever to meet soaring demand across the country. Yet, an increasingly unwieldy federal permitting system has gotten in the way, blocking and delaying promising projects. When it takes nearly thirty years for mines to move from discovery to production in the U.S., there is very clearly a problem with excessive bureaucracy. BAAJA would help alleviate energy bottlenecks by reforming outdated statutes such as the CWA, ESA, NEPA, and NHPA, ensuring that these laws serve the public without getting in the way of much-needed progress. Establishing clearer timelines for environmental reviews and limiting unnecessary litigation delays will unleash investment in energy and infrastructure and lower costs for taxpayers and consumers.

“TPA urges lawmakers to work across the aisle to keep the federal permitting system from getting in the way of affordable energy and economic growth. Congress should pass this pivotal legislation and pave the way for the energy infrastructure America needs.”

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The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the public through the research, analysis, and dissemination of information on the government’s impact on the economy.