FREE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 689 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 303 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 689 [Report No. 119-351] To require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency, to consider whether permitting by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Collins, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Fong, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform October 28, 2025 Additional sponsors: Ms. Hageman and Mr. Hurd of Colorado October 28, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency, to consider whether permitting by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement Act'' or the ``FREE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Agencies near unanimously operate under a permitting system that gives agencies broad discretion and requires the Government to review each permitting application. (2) Agencies near unanimously operate under a permitting system that eit