Scott Peters
09/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2026 14:45
Rep. Peters Urges Senate to Finalize Permitting Package
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) released the following statement:
"There is clear and real appetite for concrete bipartisan action that reforms the broken permitting process. We can't wait, consumers can't wait, and the planet can't wait. Almost all energy projects in the queue are renewable. A faster permit process means lower costs, more jobs, and a speedier transition to cleaner energy production.
"The Senate should finalize a deal this month to give stakeholders time to review it and build a coalition of support. The House, the Senate and the White House all want this to happen-this moment doesn't come often. The time to act is now.
"President Trump has said he's willing to let clean energy projects move forward without interference, and that's welcome news. The only way to hold him accountable to this promise is congressional action.
"A historic package like this will have its detractors, but it must have champions, or it will be picked apart by those who don't get everything they want. On balance, if the gains far outweigh the flaws, we must show resolve."
Background:
As a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Climate Change and Clean Energy Task Force, Rep. Peters has some of the largest bipartisan efforts in Congress to streamline the federal permitting process for energy and infrastructure projects.
Last year, he unveiled the SPEED and Reliability Act, which significantly streamlines the siting and permitting of critical national interest electric transmission lines. Faster approvals to build more electrical lines would lower costs for consumers and prevent blackouts.
He also reintroduced the Fix Our Forests Act, his landmark forestry bill, which would reduce bureaucratic delays to streamline environmental reviews for fuel reduction projects. This bill passed out of the House last January and was introduced by both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate last April.
In April, he released the CERTAIN Act to accelerate energy and infrastructure projects by enforcing strict application timelines. This ensures energy projects move forward quickly and stops Administrations from cancelling permits that were already approved legally. His bill has been supported by almost 40 organizations, made up of the people who build, power, and maintain America's infrastructure.
And last month, he introduced the CLEAR Act to accelerate the review process for large energy infrastructure projects and establish clear rules for stalled transmission projects, giving developers and local stakeholders the certainty to plan, along with relief for ratepayers from rising costs.
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