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H.R. 1501 · 119th Congress

Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

Passed HouseEnergy
IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
Passed HouseSep 2, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The House passed it 218–201. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 1501 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Sep 14, 2026).

42 U.S.C. 4370m Definitions

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 3 Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule related to scope of mining under FAST Act
What the words would change: every change, in place (1)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)changedby H.R. 1501 Sec. 2

    The bill says: 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".

    Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 4370m)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Sep 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 201 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5452) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
  2. Jun 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-691.Library of Congress
  3. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Recorded votes

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  1. Sep 2, 2026 · HousePassed 218–201
    Iowa: Randy Feenstra yes, Ashley Hinson yes, Mariannette Miller-Meeks yes, Zachary Nunn yes
    On Passage · needed a majority
    R 210 yes, 0 noI 1 yes, 0 noD 7 yes, 201 noEach member · Record

Cosponsors

  • H. Morgan Griffith R-VA-9
  • Blake D. Moore R-UT-1