# 119-s-4300: JOAN Act

119-s-4300, JOAN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4300
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4300
- Congress: 119
- Title: JOAN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would make the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the lead agency for environmental review of major natural gas projects under the Natural Gas Act.** It would push for faster, coordinated federal and state reviews, require other agencies to defer to FERC decisions when possible, and tighten how the administrative record and legal challenges work.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster federal permit deadlines and tracking: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal authorizations would generally be due no later than 90 days after FERC finishes its NEPA review, unless another law sets a different deadline. Agencies would tell applicants within 30 days if an application is ready or list missing information. Agencies must report progress at l…
- FERC leads gas project reviews: mixed, medium. If enacted, FERC would be the lead NEPA agency for Natural Gas Act section 3 permits and section 7 certificates. Within 30 days of an application, FERC would list possible federal, state, local, and tribal participants. FERC would invite them within 45 days and name participants within 60 days unle…
- Limits on lawsuits and record finality: mixed, medium. If enacted, agencies would send their administrative records and a statement of material facts to FERC within 60 days after a core authorization is published. FERC would consolidate and publish the record within 90 days. Parties would have 30 days to object only if the consolidated record omitted m…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2010: TERMS Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4300 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4300)

## Related
- [119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2342)
- [119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4615)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2010: TERMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2010)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4300 (as of 2026-09-10).