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H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act

H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 4776 PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 119-395 PDF

Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 4776

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Lee (NV), Elfreth (MD), Goldman (NY), Horsford (NV), Levin (CA), Magaziner (RI), Min (CA), Olszewski (MD), Huffman (CA), Davids (KS), Friedman (CA), Castor (FL), Dexter (OR), Quigley (IL), Titus (NV), McBride (DE), Kelly (IL), Lieu (CA), Kaptur (OH), Neguse (CO), Panetta (CA)DemocratEnsures equal treatment of all energy sources as part of the permitting process at the Department of the Interior.Submitted
2Version 1Ansari (AZ)DemocratAmends restrictions on consideration of new science during the review period to allow that new science be considered until the final agency action is published.Submitted
3Version 1Ansari (AZ)DemocratPrevents an agency from considering energy capacity in environmental reviews.Submitted
4Version 1Randall (WA)DemocratExempts Tribes from standing restrictions for judicial review and the 21-day timeframe to become a cooperating agency on a project.Submitted
5Version 1Min (CA)DemocratProhibits this Act from taking effect until the Department of the Interior repeals guidance requiring all wind and solar permits to be approved by the Secretary.Submitted
6Version 1Brownley (CA)DemocratEnsures that courts may utilize vacatur or injunctive relief if the final agency action is found not to be in compliance with NEPA.Submitted
7Version 1Harder (CA)DemocratEstablishes timelines to eliminate administrative delays for covered energy projects.Submitted
8Version 1Harris (MD), Smith (NJ), Van Drew (NJ)RepublicanStrikes the "Permit Certainty" amendment adopted during the SPEED Act markup in November.Submitted
9Version 1Harris (MD), Van Drew (NJ), Smith (NJ)RepublicanExempts offshore wind activities under Section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act from the SPEED Act's reforms to NEPA and the judicial review process.Submitted
10Version 1Harris (MD), Smith (NJ), Van Drew (NJ)RepublicanExempts project authorizations for which a Federal agency has filed a motion to remand or otherwise reopened between January 20, 2025 and the date of enactment of this act from the NEPA and judicial review reforms made by this act.Submitted
11Version 1Dexter (OR), Elfreth (MD), Huffman (CA), Magaziner (RI)DemocratAdds a requirement to conduct an analysis of agency staffing levels and permitting capacity. If an agency finds insufficient capacity, directs OPM to develop and execute a plan to increase capacity. Inserts direct hire authority to hire experts and increase capacity.Submitted
12Version 1Levin (CA)DemocratAmends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to clarify that clean energy development is consistent with the statutes and multiple-use mandates.Submitted
13Version 1Levin (CA)DemocratRequires that before the Department of the Interior can issue a permit for onshore and offshore fossil fuel development, the Department had to have also issued a permit for onshore and offshore renewable energy development.Submitted
14Version 1DeGette (CO)DemocratReplaces the “scope of review” section to allow agencies to consider reasonably foreseeable environmental effects of proposed agency actions.Submitted
15Version 1Fletcher (TX)DemocratStrikes the bill's requirement that public comments are unique for the party submitting them to have standing for judicial review. Requiring that the comments are unique could disqualify parties from participating in judicial review who have similar, but substantive concerns.Submitted
16Version 1Randall (WA)DemocratEnsures that offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by OBBBA and the 5 year oil and gas leasing plan still have to go through a NEPA review.Submitted
17Version 1Barr (KY)RepublicanExpands FAST-41 eligibility to include projects that extract, recover, or process critical minerals, rare earth elements, or microfine carbon from coal, coal waste, mine tailings, or acid mine drainage.Submitted
18Version 1Barr (KY)RepublicanDesignates Defense Production Act funded critical mineral production and processing actions covered by Presidential Determination 2022-11 as FAST-41 covered projects and requires their inclusion on the Permitting Dashboard unless a sponsor opts out. Applies this treatment to activities such as feasibility studies, by-product and co-product production, modernization of mining and processing, and other authorized DPA actions.Submitted
19Version 1Barr (KY)RepublicanProhibits the President from denying Defense Production Act title I or title III support to an entity based on its involvement in fossil fuel energy production. Clarifies that domestic energy supply authorities under section 101(c)(1) may not be used for environmental protection purposes.Submitted
20Version 1Lieu (CA)DemocratLate Requires an annual report for 5 years on the permitting challenges contributing to unused or significantly underutilized data centers and provides information to improve planning for the rapidly developing technology and its impact on the grid.Submitted
21Version 1Stansbury (NM)DemocratLate Inserts to Page 29, after line 6, a Savings Clause to secure the sovereignty of any Indian Tribe.Submitted
22Version 1Ansari (AZ)DemocratLate Prevents the White House from commencing construction on any ballrooms on White House grounds until an environmental analysis of the demolition of the East Wing is completed.Submitted
23Version 1Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Removing red tape when federal land is transferred to private ownership in Guam. Does not initiate any specific divestment by the federal government and includes national security review process.Submitted
24Version 1Davids (KS)DemocratLate Strikes a provision that restricts administrative and judicial review of final agency actions that affect Tribal resources.Submitted
25Version 1Huffman (CA)DemocratLate Prevents this Act from taking effect until all clean energy and clean energy-related infrastructure grants and funds are reinstated, and until DOI, DOT, and DOE implement regulations preventing future rescissions of such grants and funds.Submitted
26Version 1Huffman (CA)DemocratLate Strikes the judicial review section of the bill and replaces it with a two-year statute of limitations for claims under NEPA.Submitted
27Version 1Casten (IL)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Late Strikes the current text and replaces it with a provision requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require each pair of neighboring transmission planning regions to develop jointly, and file with the Commission, a process by which they will develop an interregional transmission plan to identify and to facilitate the construction or upgrade of onshore and offshore electric transmission facilities that are efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial.Submitted
28Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratLate Amends the scope of review to set a floor and not a ceiling and allow for agency flexibility, in accordance with the Seven County decision.Submitted
29Version 1Rivas (CA)DemocratLate Inserts “energy, including renewable energy” into the Council on Environmental Quality’s mission.Submitted
30Version 1Rivas (CA)DemocratLate Ensures that a NEPA review takes place for impacts on low-income communities and communities of color.Submitted
31Version 1Roy (TX), Harris (MD)RepublicanLate Renders the reforms made to NEPA in this act non-applicable to energy projects eligible for certain tax credits.Submitted
32Version 1Leger Fernández (NM)DemocratLate Strikes the section that amends NEPA's Purpose and Need statements to meet the goals of the applicant.Submitted
33Version 1Leger Fernández (NM)DemocratLate Removes the judicial review standing requirement that a claimant's filed public comment must be unique.Submitted
34Version 1Clyde (GA)RepublicanLate Page 26, line 7, insert ‘‘to real or personal property’’ after ‘‘harm.Submitted