Failed in the House on December 18, 2025 · 204 Yea, 217 Nay, 17 Not Voting
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 4776
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…