Legislation· Dec 2025Sponsored by Bruce Westerman (R)
SPEED Act
Limits environmental reviews under NEPA and speeds up federal project approval timelines.
Tradeoff
Narrows what federal agencies must study when reviewing major projects, and restricts how courts can overturn agency decisions. Aims to speed permitting but reduces environmental analysis scope.
What's in it
The House passed this 221-196 on December 18, 2025. A failed 206-211 the same day — the bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jul 25, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Jul 25, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported 25 - 18(Nov 20, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-395.
Senate
Received from the House
on Environment and Public Works(Dec 18, 2025)
House
On
Failed(Roll #355 · Dec 18, 2025)
206 yeanay 211House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #356 · Dec 18, 2025)
221 yeanay 196
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA)
Passage votes so far· Dec 18, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027