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SPEED Act (H.R. 4776)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 7/25/2025•119th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

12/18/2025 • Senate

Summary

Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act or the SPEED Act

This bill limits the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and modifies the environmental review of major federal actions under NEPA to generally limit the number of federal actions that trigger NEPA review and to expedite the review process.

For example, the bill redefines major federal actions, including to specify that an agency may not determine that an action is a major federal action based solely on the provision of federal funds.

It also excludes from the requirement for NEPA review certain proposed agency actions that have already been reviewed under another federal, state, or tribal environmental review statute that meets the requirements of NEPA.

The bill directs an agency, when preparing an environmental document for a proposed agency action, to consider only those effects proximately caused by the immediate project or action under consideration. Agencies may not consider effects that are speculative, attenuated from the project or action, separate in time or place from the project or action, or in relation to separate projects or actions.

The bill modifies the requirement for agencies to prepare an environmental assessment to apply to agency actions that are not likely to have a reasonably foreseeable significant effect on the quality of the human environment. (Currently, the requirement only applies to actions that do not have such an effect.)

The bill makes a variety of other modifications to NEPA, including by limiting judicial review of NEPA cases.

Reported to House • 12/4/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesJudicial review and appeals

Amendments (4)

This bill has 4 amendments proposed or adopted.

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Related Federal Spending

Sponsor & Cosponsors (15)

Party Breakdown

7
Democrats
8
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]

Republican • AR-4

Sponsored 7/25/2025

Cosponsors (14)

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Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]

D-ME-2

Joined 7/25/2025

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Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

D-TX-28

Joined 9/8/2025

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Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

R-MN-8

Joined 9/8/2025

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Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

D-TX-34

Joined 9/9/2025

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

July 25, 2025

Committee Review

September 10, 2025

Floor Debate

December 18, 2025

Passed Chamber

December 18, 2025

Other Chamber

President

Failed

December 18, 2025

Text Versions (4)

Engrossed in House12/18/2025
Referred in Senate12/18/2025
Reported in House12/4/2025
Introduced in House7/25/2025

Related Bills (2)

H.Res. 951

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

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H.Res. 953

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.

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Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors14

Sources and method

· Record updated Sep 8, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Sep 8, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 1:23 PM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Reported to House” version, Dec 4, 2025 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 1:23 PM ET
  • House roll-call votesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
    Roll-call results on this bill
    Latest roll call Dec 18, 2025 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 1:23 PM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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