Bill · H.R. 8247· House(119-HR-8247)
Commonsense Review Act
- Introduced
- 4/13/2026
- Last activity
- 4/13/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Josh Gottheimer
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Commonsense Review Act," establishes an interagency group focused on categorical exclusions. The group is chaired by the Secretary of Energy and includes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, along with members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Members are tasked with aligning categorical exclusions across different agencies. They are also directed to jointly establish new exclusions for specific actions regarding interstate electric energy transmission or battery energy storage projects. Finally, the group must submit a report to Congress before dissolving.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this put more money into wind, solar and other renewable power?+4
The bill facilitates the development of battery energy storage and electric energy transmission by establishing new categorical exclusions.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The bill reduces administrative and regulatory friction for businesses involved in energy transmission and battery storage.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3
By streamlining categorical exclusions for energy transmission and storage, the bill reduces regulatory hurdles for energy-related projects.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Interagency Alignment: The group works toward alignment on categorical exclusions, which involves adopting exclusions already listed by other members (Section 2(a) and 2(d)(1)).
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New Categorical Exclusions for Energy: Members can jointly establish new exclusions for the interstate transmission of electric energy or battery energy storage projects that do not significantly affect the human environment (Section 2(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Increases Renewable Energy Investment+4Improves Public Transit+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 4/13/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York