Representatives from the American Petroleum Institute and other energy trade organizations met with the Trump administration’s National Energy Dominance Council on Oct 29 to coordinate a strategy for passing the BAAJA permitting reform bill. The session included leaders from the American Clean Power Association, SEIA, and the labor union LIUNA as the administration seeks to align the energy sector to ensure the bipartisan legislation reaches the House for a vote.

The push for the reform follows a White House Council of Economic Advisers report that found the bill would increase real annual wages by $306 to $637 and boost long-run GDP by as much as 0.56%. Despite these projections and an analysis showing that the plan could lower emissions from power plants and cut yearly electricity bills by up to $251, a Democratic aide warned that tribal objections regarding the National Historic Preservation Act remain the primary risk to Democratic support in the Intermountain West.