Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
Latest action · Sep 14, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 2, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2025 to Apr 28, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Original | Feb 21, 2025 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Apr 28, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 21, 2025Markup Apr 21, 2026Reported Jun 9, 2026 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2026Hearings Feb 24, 2026Discharged Apr 21, 2026 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2026 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 201 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5452)
- Sep 2, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H5452-5459)
- Sep 2, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5460-5461)
- Sep 2, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5452–H5459Text printed H5452Recorded votes H5460enact | Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ, Blake D. Moore R-UT, Bruce Westerman R-AR, Burgess Owens R-UT, Jared Huffman D-CA, Jefferson Shreve R-IN, Mike Kennedy R-UT, Nicholas J. Begich III R-AK, Pete Stauber R-MN, Tim Walberg R-MI, Val T. Hoyle D-OR | Sep 2, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5368–H5377Text printed H5368Amendments H5377Recorded votes H5388consideration (H. Res. 1499), previous question | James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Virginia Foxx R-NC | Sep 1, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 35, February 21, 2025, page H730.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 270 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1499, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2026Referred in Senate
- Sep 2, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jun 9, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
