H.R. 1501
Speeds up environmental review for mining projects
Keeps certain mining projects eligible for faster federal environmental review and blocks a proposed rule that would limit that faster review to critical minerals mining only.
- Certain mining infrastructure projects stay eligible for expedited environmental review
- That eligibility would be permanent, not limited in time
- Blocks a proposed 2023 rule that would narrow the faster review to critical minerals mining
- Applies to federal agencies reviewing mining projects under a transportation law
Passed the House · Senate's turn