WASHINGTON – Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) applauded the advancement of S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, from the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by a bipartisan vote of 15 to 4. The legislation is led by Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
“For years, CRES has actively pushed for meaningful, durable permitting reform to accelerate clean energy development in the United States and endorsed the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 when it was introduced,” said CRES President Heather Reams. “This is why we are excited about the forward momentum created by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ bipartisan approval of Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Manchin’s (I-W.Va.) permitting legislation. This package promises to address many of the bottlenecks U.S. energy developers are facing as they work to build, deploy and expand clean, affordable, reliable American-made energy across the country. CRES will continue to work with lawmakers in the House and Senate to build a bicameral, bipartisan consensus on legislation that can be signed into law.”
CRES sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) advocating for the bill’s passage before the committee markup.
Read the full letter HERE.