House passes GOP bill aimed at spurring permits for manufacturers

摘要

The House today voted 238-172 to approve a bill by Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) aimed at speeding up air quality permitting for new manufacturing facilities. The legislation is the last in a trio of bills taken up by the House this week that target U.S. EPA regulations; the previous two bills passed by the lower chamber would reform the agency's Science Advisory Board and prohibit EPA from using "secret science" when it develops regulations.