Executive Summary
The CERTAIN Act (H.R. 8308, Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now Act) was introduced in the House on April 15, 2026, by an eight-member bipartisan group led by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Gabe Evans (R-CO). The bill was built on a December 2025 discussion draft and has been referred to the House Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce Committees. Its most distinctive provision addresses permit revocation: the bill would require federal agencies to meet specific conditions before suspending, terminating, or modifying a previously issued project authorization. It would also establish review timelines, interagency coordination requirements, and county and local agency consultation standards. No committee markup is currently scheduled.
What Happened
Reps. Peters, Evans, Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Adam Gray (D-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Gabe Vazquez (D-NM) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced H.R. 8308 on April 15, 2026. The bill was built from a discussion draft circulated in January 2026, and refined through stakeholder engagement over the intervening months. It was referred simultaneously to three House committees: Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce.
The bill covers federal permitting across a broad range of statutes and project…
