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Bill: 119-HR1501
Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
Last action: 9-2-2026
Version: 2026012515
Current status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

This 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.

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1. Short title2. Definition of covered project3. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule related to scope of mining under FAST Act

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025".

2. Definition of covered project

Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting "mining, mineral processing," before "or any other sector".

3. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule related to scope of mining under FAST Act

The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 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" (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).

Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 2026.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.