Armstrong Unveils 2026 Permitting Bill Backed by 24 Energy Firms
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Armstrong Unveils 2026 Permitting Bill Backed by 24 Energy Firms
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
Alan Armstrong, the Senate’s newest member, introduced the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 to speed approvals for pipelines, LNG terminals and critical-mineral projects.
The package would make FERC the lead agency for interstate pipelines and LNG terminals, limiting a single state’s ability to block a federally approved project.
It also narrows NEPA reviews, requires evidence-based environmental decisions, expands EPA nationwide permits and sets standardized rules for wetlands, waterways and mining on federal land.
Three Republican senators — Cynthia Lummis, Rick Scott and Katie Britt — and nearly two dozen oil and gas companies already back the effort, which Armstrong says is needed to strengthen U.S. energy supply and competitiveness against China.