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On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”
• H.R. 4503 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “ePermit Act”
• H.R. 4776 (Rep. Westerman), “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” or the “SPEED Act”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Members of Congress)

• To Be Announced

Panel II (Outside Experts)

• Jeremy Harrell, Chief Executive Officer of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4503 and H.R. 4776]
• Thomas Hochman, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Foundation for American Innovation, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 573 and H.R. 4776]
• Nick Loris, Vice President of Public Policy, C3 Solutions, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
• Robert Glicksman, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. [Minority Witness]

Panel III (Outside Experts)

• Dominick A. Longobardi, Deputy Town Comptroller, Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York [H.R. 4776]
• Rich Nolan, President and CEO, National Mining Association, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
• Josh Levi, President, Data Center Coalition, Leesburg, Virginia [H.R. 4776]
• Bob Dreher, Environmental Attorney (retired), Takoma Park, MD [Minority Witness]