Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
- Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 21, 2026Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Feb 24, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Feb 17, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Feb 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
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