Overview
- The House Natural Resources Committee approved the SPEED Act on a 25–18 vote after a lengthy markup.
- Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden and Adam Gray, joined Republicans to advance the bill, which sponsors say has seven Democratic and seven Republican co-sponsors.
- An adopted amendment backed by Golden requires a clear and convincing, rational basis and prior notice before agencies withdraw previously issued permits, with such decisions subject to judicial review.
- The legislation narrows NEPA reviews to proximate impacts, bars agencies from delaying decisions to await new research, limits who can sue, and caps legal challenges to 150 days after final agency action.
- Most Democrats opposed the measure, citing the Trump administration’s actions against wind and solar projects and seeking explicit renewable protections that their proposed amendments did not secure.