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HR 1501 - Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 - National Key Vote

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Title: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes statutory authority for federal agencies to expedite the environmental review of certain mining infrastructure projects.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes permanent eligibility for certain mining infrastructure projects for expedited environmental review under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes 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 (Sec. 2).

  • 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 (Sec. 3).

  • Limit the types of mining projects that are eligible for the expedited environmental review process to critical minerals mining projects (Sec. 3).

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