Support legislation to streamline federal permitting, set firm timelines and accountability for decisions, and protect lawfully issued permits from arbitrary revocation.

Chrissy Houlahan · Pennsylvania · Democratic

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Houlahan Introduces Sweeping, Bipartisan Federal Permitting Overhaul ... the CERTAIN Act would streamline the federal permitting process ... provide enforceable accountability measures ... ensure agencies are fully staffed ... protect lawfully issued permits from arbitrary revocation or political interference

Houlahan introduced the CERTAIN Act to reform federal permitting by speeding reviews, adding accountability, and protecting approved permits.

Houlahan Introduces Sweeping, Bipartisan Federal Permitting Overhaul | U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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GovInfo bill text for H.R. 8308 says the CERTAIN Act was introduced in the House on April 15, 2026 with Ms. Houlahan named among the members introducing it. The bill establishes requirements for terminating authorizations, coordinating reviews, judicial review, deadlines and remedies for missed timelines, and limits agency revocation or interference with authorizations except under specified circumstances.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text confirms Houlahan supported and helped introduce federal permitting legislation matching the commitment: streamlined permitting, firm timelines, accountability, and protections for lawfully issued permits.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8308 (IH) - Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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Houlahan's official House release says she and bipartisan colleagues formally introduced the CERTAIN Act to fix the federal permitting system. It states the bill would streamline the process from application to final decision, provide enforceable accountability measures, strengthen agency coordination, ensure staffing, protect lawfully issued permits from arbitrary revocation or political interference, and includes firm timelines and milestones for federal permitting decisions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Houlahan publicly backed and introduced the CERTAIN Act, whose listed provisions directly track the promised permitting reform elements.

delivered same_term A for effort

Houlahan Introduces Sweeping, Bipartisan Federal Permitting Overhaul | U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The promise was to support federal permitting legislation with firm timelines, accountability, and protections against arbitrary revocation of lawful permits. In the 119th Congress, Houlahan helped introduce H.R. 8308, the CERTAIN Act, and the bill text/release directly match those elements. Because the commitment was to support such legislation, not necessarily secure enactment, this counts as delivered in the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%