Permitting Transparency and Accountability Act
Latest action · Aug 6, 2026 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-WV | James C. Justice | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 13, 2025 |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Original | May 13, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 13, 2025Markup Aug 6, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2026Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-275 | S. 107, THE LUMBEE FAIRNESS ACT72 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Nov 5, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require certain agencies to include a page on the website of the agency relating to permit applications, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Permitting Transparency and Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
