[Report No. 119–691]
February 21, 2025
Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
June 9, 2026
Additional sponsor: Mr. Griffith
June 9, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 21, 2025
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Definition of covered project
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
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Sec. 3. Prohibition against finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule related to scope of mining under FAST Act
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 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
(88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).