HR1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2026-09-02: Passed |
| Latest action | 2026-09-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy area | Energy |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025This bill provides statutory authority for federal agencies to expedite the environmental review of certain mining infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill permanently makes certain mining infrastructure projects eligible for expedited environmental review under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). This provides statutory authority for similar authorities that were included in the rule titled Adding Mining as a Sector of Projects Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act and issued by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) on January 8, 2021. The bill also prohibits the Permitting Council from finalizing its proposed rule titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and issued on September 22, 2023. Among other modifications, the rule proposes to limit the types of mining projects that are eligible for the expedited environmental review process. Specifically, the proposed rule limits the expedited process to critical minerals mining projects.
Subjects: Infrastructure development, Metals, Mining
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 218 | 199 | 14 | Official tally |
HR1501 (Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6].
On 2026-09-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2026-09-02, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.