Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

Jefferson Shreve

Republican · IN · Representative

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• Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)Original· 2025-02-21
• H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9)· 2026-04-28

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 601.

2026-06-09

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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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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1501 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1501 To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2025 Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025''. SEC. 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,'' before ``or any other sector''. SEC. 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). <all>

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