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SPEED Act

Introduced: July 25, 2025 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 35 steps

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Dec 18, 2025

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

Dec 18, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 18, 2025

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6037-6040)

Dec 18, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356).

Dec 18, 2025

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 355).

Dec 18, 2025

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

Dec 18, 2025

Ms. Lee (NV) moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6068)

Dec 18, 2025

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Dec 18, 2025

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4776.

Dec 18, 2025

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Dec 18, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6065-6069)

Dec 18, 2025

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4776 as unfinished business.

Dec 18, 2025

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Dec 18, 2025

Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.

Dec 18, 2025

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Dec 18, 2025

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 6.

Dec 18, 2025

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Dec 18, 2025

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 5.

Dec 18, 2025

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Clyde amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Dec 18, 2025

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clyde amendment No. 1.

Dec 18, 2025

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4776.

Dec 18, 2025

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4776.

Dec 18, 2025

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 951 and Rule XVIII.

Dec 18, 2025

The Speaker designated the Honorable Carol D. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

Dec 18, 2025

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

Dec 18, 2025

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6029-6044)

Dec 16, 2025

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.

Dec 15, 2025

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 119-395, Part II.

Dec 4, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.

Dec 4, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-395.

Nov 20, 2025

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.

Nov 20, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Hearings Held

Jul 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jul 25, 2025

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 7

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 18, 2025	House · vote #356	On Passage	Passed	221–196	See who voted →
Dec 18, 2025	House · vote #355	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	206–211	See who voted →
Dec 18, 2025	House · vote #354	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed	204–217	See who voted →
Dec 18, 2025	House · vote #353	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed	208–214	See who voted →
Dec 18, 2025	House · vote #352	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed	205–220	See who voted →
Dec 16, 2025	House · vote #338	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Passed	215–209	See who voted →
Dec 16, 2025	House · vote #337	On Ordering the Previous Question	Passed	215–207	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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

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