H.R. 677 · 119th Congress

EARA

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY). Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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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 establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Department of the Interior
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Mining

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 23, 2025). Public domain.

Expedited Appeals Review Act or the EARA

This bill authorizes a party that files an appeal of a Department of the Interior decision with the Interior Board of Land Appeals to submit a written request for expedited review of the appeal. (The mission of the board is to provide an impartial forum within Interior for the resolution of disputes involving public lands and natural resources under Interior's jurisdiction.)

If a party submits such a request, the board must issue a final decision on the appeal not later than six months after the date on which the request for expedited review was received. However, the deadline may not be earlier than 18 months after the date on which the appeal was initially filed with the board.

If the deadline for expedited review is not met, Interior's decision is deemed a final agency action and is subject to de novo judicial review (i.e., without deference to the agency's decision).

This bill applies to appeals pending as of the date of enactment of this bill and appeals filed after the date of enactment.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Harriet M. HagemanR-WYSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  6. May 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-88.
  7. May 5, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-88.
  8. May 5, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
  9. May 13, 2025 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. May 13, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1973-1974)
  11. May 13, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 677.
  12. May 13, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1973)
  13. May 13, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1973)
  14. May 13, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. May 14, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  16. Feb 12, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  17. Sep 30, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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. Ryan, LLC7 reports
  2. CONOCOPHILLIPS3 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.