Bipartisan Energy Permitting Bill’s Chance of Passage This Year?

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the ranking Republican member of that committee, released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (see Barrasso, Manchin Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Bill). The bill aims to accelerate the permitting process for critical energy and mineral projects of all types, including fossil fuels, in the United States. What are the bill's realistic chances of passing in the current Congress?

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