To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and… — House Roll Call 352

Failed in the House on December 18, 2025 · 205 Yea, 220 Nay, 14 Not Voting

Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 4776

In plain English: This bill changes how federal agencies review projects that might affect the environment, aiming to speed up the process by narrowing what triggers a review and limiting what impacts agencies must consider. It also restricts how courts can review these environmental decisions.

Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act or the SPEED Act This bill limits the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and modifies the environmental review of major federal actions under NEPA to generally limit the number of federal actions that trigger NEPA review and to expedite the review process. For example, the bill redefines major federal actions, including to specify that an agency may not determine that an action is a major federal action…

Vote Breakdown by Party

• Republican: 202 Yea, 11 Nay, 9 not voting/present.
• Democrat: 2 Yea, 209 Nay, 5 not voting/present.
• Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.

Members Who Voted Against Their Party

• Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
• Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted Aye while most Democrats voted No.
• Robert Bresnahan (R-PA) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Gabe Evans (R-CO) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Thomas Kean (R-NJ) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Nicolas LaLota (R-NY) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Michael Lawler (R-NY) voted No while most Republicans voted Yea.
• …and 3 more — see the full breakdown below.

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