EXCLUSIVE — Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced a new bill to streamline the federal permitting process, a response to industry leaders’ requests to accelerate approvals for new projects.

The bill introduction comes after the unveiling of a major bipartisan permitting reform bill this week by the leaders of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY).