SPEED Act
Also known as Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act
Where it stands
- Introduced7/25/25
- Passed HousePassed 12/18/25
- Senate
- President
- Law
Passed the House 221–196 on December 18, 2025 (Roll Call 356 →). Received in the Senate the same day. No Senate action since.
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Roll calls on this bill
- Democratic11 Yea · 195 Nay · 7 Not voting
- Republican210 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Not voting
- Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
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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What happens next
The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.
If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.
All actions (35)
- 7/25/25Introduced in House
- 7/25/25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 9/10/25Committee Hearings Held
- 11/20/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 11/20/25Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
- 12/4/25Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-395.
- 12/4/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.
- 12/15/25Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 119-395, Part II.
- 12/16/25Rules 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.
- 12/18/25Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6029-6044)
- 12/18/25Rule 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.
- 12/18/25The Speaker designated the Honorable Carol D. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- 12/18/25House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 951 and Rule XVIII.
- 12/18/25GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4776.
- 12/18/25GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4776.
- 12/18/25DEBATE - 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.
- 12/18/25POSTPONED 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.
- 12/18/25DEBATE - 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.
- 12/18/25POSTPONED 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.
- 12/18/25DEBATE - 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.
- 12/18/25POSTPONED 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.
- 12/18/25Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.
- 12/18/25On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- 12/18/25Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4776 as unfinished business.
- 12/18/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6065-6069)
- 12/18/25The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- 12/18/25The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4776.
- 12/18/25The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 12/18/25Ms. Lee (NV) moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6068)
- 12/18/25The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- 12/18/25On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 355).
- 12/18/25Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356).
- 12/18/25On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6037-6040)
- 12/18/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 12/18/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.