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This bill would change how certain mining-related projects are treated under a federal permitting law called the FAST Act. It would add mining and mineral processing to the list of projects that can get special treatment as “covered projects,” which can help move federal approvals along faster. The bill would also stop a federal council from putting into effect a proposed rule that would have narrowed which mining projects qualify for this process.
- It changes the FAST Act so that mining and mineral processing are clearly included as projects that may receive covered-project status.
- It blocks the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from finalizing or enforcing a 2023 proposed rule about the mining sector’s eligibility for coverage under the law.
- The goal is to support domestic mining by making federal review and permitting more available for these types of projects.
Official Summaries
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]
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[H.R. 1501 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 601
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1501
[Report No. 119-691]
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities
as a covered project, and for other purposes.
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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
June 9, 2026
Additional sponsor: Mr. Griffith
June 9, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
February 21, 2025]
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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, mineral processing,'' 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).
Union Calendar No. 601
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1501
[Report No. 119-691]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities
as a covered project, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 9, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed