H.R. 1501 · 119th Congress

Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 21, 2025 by Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6). 2 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Cosponsors
2
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Infrastructure development
  • Metals
  • Mining

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6Sponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Sep 2, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 218–201

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Feb 17, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Feb 24, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Apr 21, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. Apr 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Apr 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
  9. Jun 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-691.
  10. Jun 9, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-691.
  11. Jun 9, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 601.
  12. Aug 31, 2026 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
  13. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H5452-5459)
  14. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
  15. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1501.
  16. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. Sep 2, 2026 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1501, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  18. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5460-5461)
  19. Sep 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 201 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5452)House · Roll call 294
  20. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 201 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H5452)House · Roll call 294
  21. Sep 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Sep 14, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Mining Association4 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)
  2. American Exploration & Mining Association2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  3. Earthworks2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)2 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  5. Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International1 report
    $29.3K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.