The House passed bipartisan legislation by a 221-196 vote Thursday aimed at overhauling federal permitting reviews in a bid to accelerate the construction of new energy and infrastructure projects amid surging power demand and rising electricity prices.
By approving the SPEED Act, which overhauls the National Environmental Policy Act, House Republicans were able to put their stamp on a bipartisan priority of easing the regulatory hurdles blamed for hampering the development of both fossil fuel and renewable energy projects.
Eleven Democrats voted for the bill, and one Republican opposed it.
“For too long, America’s broken permitting process has…
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