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H.R. 4776 House Environmental Protection

SPEED Act

Introduced
Jul 25, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Westerman, Bruce (R-AR-4)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on environment and public works on Dec 18, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jul 25, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Jul 25, 2025
  3. House Committee Hearings Held Sep 10, 2025
  4. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Nov 20, 2025
  5. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18. Nov 20, 2025
  6. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-395. Dec 4, 2025
  7. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344. Dec 4, 2025
  8. House Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 119-395, Part II. Dec 15, 2025
  9. House 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 16, 2025
  10. House Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6029-6044) Dec 18, 2025
  11. 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 18, 2025
  12. House The Speaker designated the Honorable Carol D. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. Dec 18, 2025
  13. House 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
  14. House GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4776. Dec 18, 2025
  15. House GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4776. Dec 18, 2025
  16. House 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
  17. House 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
  18. House 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
  19. House 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
  20. House 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
  21. House 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
  22. House Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise. Dec 18, 2025
  23. House On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. Dec 18, 2025
  24. House Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4776 as unfinished business. Dec 18, 2025
  25. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6065-6069) Dec 18, 2025
  26. House The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. Dec 18, 2025
  27. House The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4776. Dec 18, 2025
  28. House The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. Dec 18, 2025
  29. House Ms. Lee (NV) moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6068) Dec 18, 2025
  30. House The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Dec 18, 2025
  31. House On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 355). Dec 18, 2025
  32. House Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356). Dec 18, 2025
  33. House 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
  34. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 18, 2025
  35. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Dec 18, 2025
  36. House
    On Motion to Recommit Dec 18, 2025
    Defeated Yea 206 Nay 211 Roll Call
  37. House Latest vote
    On Passage Dec 18, 2025
    Agreed Yea 221 Nay 196 Roll Call

Cosponsors

14

Subjects

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

Committees

  • Environment and Public Works Committee
    • Referred To , Dec 18, 2025
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • Unknown , Dec 18, 2025
    • Unknown , Dec 18, 2025
    • Reported By , Dec 15, 2025
    • Reported By , Dec 4, 2025
    • Markup By , Nov 20, 2025
    • Hearings By (full committee) , Sep 10, 2025
    • Referred To , Jul 25, 2025

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.

Summary as of: Reported to House

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