Guthrie Pushes Summer Timeline for Bipartisan Permitting Reform

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 – Congress must pass bipartisan permitting reform legislation this summer to speed energy generation and transmission projects needed for artificial intelligence infrastructure growth, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie , R-Ky., said Tuesday.

Guthrie said lawmakers were working toward a package focused on power generation, pipelines, and transmission infrastructure while preserving existing environmental standards.

“We want to reform the process, not the standard,” Guthrie said during keynote remarks at a United States Energy Association event in Washington.

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