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Union Calendar No. 63 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 677 
[Report No. 119–88] 
To establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions 
by the Department of the Interior. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 5, 2025 
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 January 23, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To establish a process to expedite the review of appeals 
of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedited Appeals Re-
view Act’’ or the ‘‘EARA’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REVIEWS. 
(a) REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW.—A party that 
files an appeal of a Department of the Interior decision de-
scribed under section 4.1(b)(2) of title 43, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations), with the Board 
of Land Appeals may submit to the Board of Land Appeals 
written notice of such party’s intent to seek expedited review 
of the appeal. If a party submits such written notice, the 
Board of Land Appeals shall issue a final decision on the 
appeal by not later than the date that is 6 months after 
the date on which such written notice is received, except 
such deadline may not be earlier than the date that is 18 
months after the date on which the appeal was initially 
filed with the Board of Land Appeals. 
(b) NO FINAL DECISION.—If the Board of Land Ap-
peals does not issue a final decision on an appeal by the 
deadline described in subsection (a)— 
(1) the Department of the Interior decision is 
deemed to be a final agency action for purposes of sec-
tion 704 of title 5, United States Code; and 
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(2) notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United 
States Code, judicial review of such decision shall be 
de novo. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 
appeal described in subsection (a) that— 
(1) is pending before the Board of Land Appeals 
as of the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) is filed with the Board of Land Appeals after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) CONFLICT.—In the event of a conflict between the 
deadline described in subsection (a) and a deadline under 
section 115(h) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Manage-
ment Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1724(h)) or section 525(b) of 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 1275(b)), the deadline described in subsection 
(a) shall control. 
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Union Calendar No. 63 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 677 
[Report No. 119–88] 
A BILL 
To establish a process to expedite the review of ap-
peals of certain decisions by the Department of 
the Interior. 
MAY 5, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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