Real bill currently in Congress c/o HR/119/9188

Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security ▲ 43 days since action Sponsor: Sarah Elfreth, MD-03, D → Congress.gov

Latest action (2026-06-08): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

What should pass

“AI Consensus Solution”

Interagency Review Acceleration Act for National Defense Priorities

Speed up environmental and regulatory reviews of critical Department of Defense projects by allowing interagency agreements that bypass standard review timelines.

Bipartisan rationale: Honors Democratic priorities: preserves state environmental authority, maintains minimum public notice and comment, includes sunset and GAO oversight, does not strip judicial review. Honors Republican priorities: expedites national security projects, provides clear 180-day default timeline, reduces bureaucratic delays, avoids new spending by using existing accounts.

Funding: Existing appropriations for the Office of $5 million per fiscal year fro Sunset 6y Oversight: Comptroller General of the Uni Enforcement: Private right of action for judicial

Vote-count path: ~280 House votes: 180 D moderates + 100 R defense hawks; ~63 Senate votes: 45 D + 18 R (federalism / oversight caucus).

→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 (Armies; Defense) → Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) → Tenth Amendment (reserved powers of states) → Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause

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