Proposals Build on Meaningful Improvements Included in Fiscal Responsibility Act
Washington - Business Roundtable today released recommendations for additional federal permitting reforms, particularly for energy projects, to make it easier to build American infrastructure, increase domestic energy production, grow America’s clean energy capacity and expand access to key raw materials, including critical minerals.
“Business Roundtable welcomes the meaningful bipartisan reforms to the permitting process included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act and we encourage policymakers to build on that progress and enact additional reforms,” said Business Roundtable CEO Joshua Bolten. “By taking action on these policy recommendations, Congress can address escalating energy costs, critical minerals supply chain vulnerabilities, transmission constraints and other barriers to unleashing American energy.”
The Fiscal Responsibility Act made meaningful reforms to the permitting process, including Business Roundtable recommendations like:
Business Roundtable encourages Congress to build on this progress by enacting additional reforms, including:
In response to a special question posed in the Business Roundtable Q2 CEO Economic Outlook Survey, 82% of CEOs agreed reforming the U.S. permitting processes for energy infrastructure projects is necessary to improve American energy security and accelerate the clean energy transition.