S. 1449 · 118th Congress

RESTART Act

Introduced on May 4, 2023 by Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). 12 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 4, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 4, 2023
Cosponsors
12
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Shelley Moore CapitoR-WVSponsor

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 4, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 4, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE12 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  5. American Foundry Society5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  6. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  7. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  8. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  11. National Grid5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. Ocean Conservancy5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  13. PHILLIPS 665 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  15. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY5 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY$14M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  19. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.4 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  20. NATIONAL GRID USA4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  21. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)4 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)
  22. American Exploration & Production Council3 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  23. American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  24. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  25. SIEMENS CORPORATION3 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SIEMENS ENERGY INC$3.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  26. BLACK HILLS CORPORATION2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLACK HILLS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC$33.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. Canoo Inc.2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  28. National Mining Association2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  29. PPL Corporation2 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  30. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS1 report
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  31. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  32. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $960K reported (all issues)
  33. Dairyland Power Cooperative1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  34. Solvay America LLC, a member of the Syensqo Group (FKA Solvay America, Inc.)1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.