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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2783 
To expedite the environmental review process and approval of priority 
manufacturing projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. MANNION, 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. RILEY of New York, and Ms. TENNEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To expedite the environmental review process and approval 
of priority manufacturing projects, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Infrastructure Project 
Acceleration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF PRIORITY MANUFAC-
TURING PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF
PRIORITY
MANUFACTURING 
PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘‘priority manufac-
turing project’’ means the construction or expansion of a 
manufacturing facility in the United States— 
(1) 
the 
cost 
of 
which 
is 
at 
least 
$1,000,000,000; and 
(2) which requires one or more Federal approv-
als described in subsection (c). 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the timely completion of priority manufac-
turing projects will strengthen the economy and in-
dustrial manufacturing capacity of the United 
States, enhance the technological competitiveness of 
the United States, and reduce the reliance of the 
United States on foreign manufacturing; and 
(2) priority manufacturing projects will support 
critical sectors, including sectors related to defense, 
healthcare, and communications, while fostering eco-
nomic growth and job creation in the United States. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a priority manufacturing project shall not be 
required to obtain any permit that would otherwise be re-
quired pursuant to— 
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(1) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); or 
(2) section 7, 9, or 10 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536, 1538, or 1539). 
(d) SCOPE
OF REVIEW UNDER NEPA.—Section 
106(a) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4336(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘action.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘action; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘(5) the proposed agency action relates to a 
project or action that is subject to a State or Tribal 
environmental review statute that the lead agency 
determines is the functional equivalent of this Act. 
A lead agency shall determine the functional equiva-
lence of this Act is satisfied if the State or Tribal 
agency considered relevant environmental informa-
tion and the public has been informed regarding the 
decision-making process.’’. 
(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN APPROVALS.— 
(1) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN APPROV-
ALS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no court shall have jurisdiction to review any action 
or inaction taken by a Federal agency or a State ad-
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ministrative agency acting pursuant to Federal law 
that approves the construction or expansion of a pri-
ority manufacturing project. 
(2) JURISDICTION
OVER
CERTAIN
CLAIMS.— 
The United States Court of Appeals for the District 
of Columbia Circuit shall have original and exclusive 
jurisdiction over any claim alleging the invalidity of 
this section or that an action described in paragraph 
(1) is beyond the scope of authority conferred by 
this section. 
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