Advance bipartisan legislation to create tech-neutral permitting certainty for energy projects, including faster judicial review, protections for fully permitted projects, enforceable agency deadlines, and de-risking programs.

Josh Harder · California · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

Rep. Josh Harder ... led the bipartisan introduction of tech-neutral legislation to deliver permitting certainty across the energy industry. ... The FREEDOM Act expedites judicial review, creates new protections for fully-permitted projects, establishes enforceable deadlines, and mandates de-risking programs and compliance reporting.

Harder announced and backed the FREEDOM Act to reform permitting rules for energy projects.

PERMITTING REFORM: Harder Announces Bipartisan Introduction of Tech-Neutral Permitting Certainty Legislation | Representative Josh Harder
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Evidence

Harder led the bipartisan introduction of the FREEDOM Act, which would expedite judicial review, protect fully permitted projects, establish enforceable deadlines, and create de-risking and reporting mechanisms.

This is a concrete step matching the promise, but it is only an introduction rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

PERMITTING REFORM: Harder Announces Bipartisan Introduction of Tech-Neutral Permitting Certainty Legislation | Representative Josh Harder
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Congress.gov shows H.R. 7329 was introduced on February 3, 2026, referred to six House committees, and still has status Introduced.

No later legislative advancement is shown; the bill remains at introduction and referral.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.7329 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and permitting processes of Federal agencies for certain energy and mineral projects, to clarify Federal authorization requirements for certain projects on non-Federal land, to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions halting fully permitted projects, to create a de-risking compensation program, and for other purposes. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov shows H.R.7329 remains at Introduced status; the latest action is its February 3, 2026 House referral to six committees, with no later listed actions.

The last-lookback refresh found no official action after June 11, 2026 showing passage, reporting, committee movement, enactment, or reversal. The commitment remains only partially advanced through introduction.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.7329 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): FREEDOM Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The introduced Harder bill would streamline federal leasing and permitting, establish enforceable authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, limit federal actions halting fully permitted projects, and create a de-risking compensation program.

The bill text closely matches the promised policy elements, supporting a partial outcome because Harder introduced legislation but it has not become law or advanced beyond referral.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7329 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): FREEDOM Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists Harder as sponsor and five current original cosponsors dated February 3, 2026: three Republicans and two Democrats, with no later cosponsor additions shown.

The cosponsor record confirms bipartisan introduction, but also shows no new cosponsor growth during the lookback window and no sign of further legislative delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Harder materially advanced the promised policy by sponsoring and leading bipartisan introduction of H.R. 7329, the FREEDOM Act, whose text closely matches the promised tech-neutral permitting certainty elements: expedited judicial review, protections for fully permitted projects, enforceable agency deadlines, and de-risking mechanisms. However, the evidence shows the bill remained only introduced and referred to committees, with no enactment or further legislative passage, so the underlying permitting-certainty outcome was not delivered in law.

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partial same_term A for effort

Harder materially advanced the promise by leading the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 7329/FREEDOM Act, which matches the requested tech-neutral permitting certainty elements such as faster judicial review, protections for fully permitted projects, enforceable deadlines, and de-risking mechanisms. However, the bill remained at introduction and committee referral status with no enacted outcome shown, so this is substantial effort but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%