119-s1735

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1735 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1735

 To require certain agencies to include a page on the website of the 
 agency relating to permit applications, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 13, 2025

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, 
Mr. Justice, Mr. Sheehy, and Mrs. Britt) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

 To require certain agencies to include a page on the website of the 
 agency relating to permit applications, 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 ``Permitting Transparency and 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMIT APPLICATION STATUS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
 term in 

section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

    (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means an 
 agency that issues permits.

    (3) Permit.--The term ``permit'' has the meaning given the 
 term ``license'' in 

section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

    (4) Reviewing agency.--The term ``reviewing agency'' means 
 an agency that, with respect to a permit--
        (A) does not issue the permit; and
        (B)
            (i) reviews the application for the permit; or
            (ii) engages in any step of the process relating to 
 the issuance of the permit.

    (b) Requirement.--

    (1) In general.--The head of each covered agency shall 
 include on the website of the covered agency a webpage that 
 displays information relating to the status of an application 
 for a permit issued by the covered agency.

    (2) Required information.--The information included on a 
 webpage developed under paragraph

    (1) shall include, with 
 respect to an application for a permit issued by a covered 
 agency--
        (A) a description of the stages completed by the 
 covered agency or any reviewing agency in the 
 application review process;
        (B) the duration in number of days of each stage 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) ;
            (C) the status of the application, including the 
 duration in number of days the application has remained 
 at the current stage of the application review process;
            (D) contact information for each individual 
 reviewing the application within the covered agency or 
 any reviewing agency;
        (E) a description of the stages in the application 
 review process required to be completed before the 
 covered agency makes a determination with respect to 
 the application; and
        (F) an estimated timeline for a determination with 
 respect to the application.
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