Infrastructure and Permitting

Infrastructure and Permitting

Our nation runs the risk of losing the advantages provided by our vast energy resources due to the politicization of pipeline, transmission lines, and other infrastructure projects. Many areas in the U.S. are already missing out on the full benefits of our energy revolution because it has been difficult to permit and build or replace energy infrastructure.
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Letters

August 4, 2022

U.S. Chamber Key Vote Letter on S.J.Res.55, NEPA

To the Members of the United States Senate: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports S.J.Res. 55, which would restore critical improvements to the National Environmental Policy Act’s (NEPA) permitting regulations. The Chamber will consider including votes on this legislation in our annual How
Letters

July 13, 2022

Hill Letter on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act

To the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 7900, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,” which would authorize $840 billion for national defense commitments at home and abroad. Passage of this important legislation will
Press Release

May 11, 2022

U.S. Chamber Welcomes Biden Administration Focus on Federal Permitting Process, Urges More Work to Expedite Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Policy Marty Durbin issued the following statement today after the Biden administration released their Permitting Action Plan intending to strengthen and accelerate Federal permitting and environmental reviews. “Focusing on
Letters

April 25, 2022

Comments of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on FERC’s Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities and Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews

Dear Secretary Bose: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (“the Chamber”) hereby responds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) invitation to comment on two policy statements it issued on February 18, 2022, and then deemed to be drafts on March 24, 2022, [1] the Updated
Press Release

April 19, 2022

U.S. Chamber: Biden Administration NEPA Rules will Make it Harder to Lower Gas Prices, Invest in Clean Energy, and Build a Modern Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s final CEQ rulemaking reversing 2020 NEPA updates Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement: "It should never take longer to get federal approval for an infrastructure project than it takes to
Press Release

March 25, 2022

U.S. Chamber Statement on U.S.-EU Natural Gas Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement regarding an agreement between the United States and European Union to increase natural gas supplies in Europe: "We are pleased to see the Biden Administration recognize the
Press Release

March 24, 2022

U.S. Chamber Statement on FERC Pipeline Policies Announcement

Marty Durbin, President of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the below statement following FERC's announcement today regarding pipeline policies. "Over the past several weeks, the Chamber and many others have expressed concern about FERC’s new pipeline policy statements, which
Letters

March 22, 2022

Coalition Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Expansion of Buy America Requirements

Dear Director Young: The undersigned associations stand ready to work with you and others across the Administration to ensure projects funded through the landmark bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) achieve their full potential. We understand the Office of Management and Budget

Infrastructure and Permitting

Infrastructure Lost

Unlock American Investment

U.S. Chamber Key Vote Letter on S.J.Res.55, NEPA

Hill Letter on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act

U.S. Chamber Welcomes Biden Administration Focus on Federal Permitting Process, Urges More Work to Expedite Projects

Comments of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on FERC’s Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities and Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews

U.S. Chamber: Biden Administration NEPA Rules will Make it Harder to Lower Gas Prices, Invest in Clean Energy, and Build a Modern Infrastructure

U.S. Chamber Statement on U.S.-EU Natural Gas Agreement

U.S. Chamber Statement on FERC Pipeline Policies Announcement

Coalition Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Expansion of Buy America Requirements

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