IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4776 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more 
efficient, effective, and timely environmental review proc-
ess. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standardizing Permit-
ting and Expediting Economic Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘SPEED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NEPA REFORM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The purposes’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) The purposes’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) This Act is a purely procedural statute intended 
to ensure Federal agencies consider the environmental im-
pacts of their actions during the decisionmaking process. 
This Act does not mandate particular results, and only 
prescribes a process. Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to mandate any specific environmental outcome or 
result, nor shall this Act be interpreted to confer sub-
stantive rights or impose substantive duties beyond proce-
dural requirements.’’. 
(b) PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF 
REVIEW.—Section 106 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; SCOPE OF 
REVIEW’’ after ‘‘LEVEL OF REVIEW’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘action.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘action;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the agency determines the proposed agency 
action is an action for which such agency’s compli-
ance with another statute’s requirements serves the 
function of agency compliance with this Act with re-
spect to such action; or 
‘‘(6) the proposed agency action relates to a 
project or action that has already been reviewed pur-
suant to a State environmental review statute or a 
Tribal environmental review statute, ordinance, reso-
lution, regulation, or formally adopted policy and the 
lead agency determines such review serves the func-
tion of agency compliance with this Act.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘does 
not’’ and inserting ‘‘is not likely to’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) is not required to— 
‘‘(i) undertake new scientific or tech-
nical research unless the new scientific or 
technical research is essential to a rea-
soned choice among alternatives, and the 
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overall costs and time frame of obtaining it 
are not unreasonable; or 
‘‘(ii) undertake new scientific or tech-
nical research after the receipt of an appli-
cation, as applicable, with respect to a pro-
posed agency action.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In preparing an environ-
mental document for a proposed agency action, a Federal 
agency— 
‘‘(1) may consider only those effects that share 
a reasonably close causal relationship to, and are 
proximately caused by, the immediate project or ac-
tion under consideration; and 
‘‘(2) may not consider effects that are specula-
tive, attenuated from the project or action, separate 
in time or place from the project or action, or in re-
lation to separate existing or potential future 
projects or actions. 
‘‘(d) CERTAINTY.— 
‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTS.—A Fed-
eral agency may not rescind, withdraw, amend, alter, 
or otherwise render ineffective any environmental 
document completed under this Act for a project or 
action where there is an applicant unless the Federal 
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agency has been so ordered by a court or the appli-
cant has agreed in writing to such rescission, with-
drawal, amendment, or alteration. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this subsection or existing law, a Federal agen-
cy may not revoke, rescind, withdraw, termi-
nate, suspend, amend, alter, or take any other 
action to interfere with an authorization un-
less— 
‘‘(i) the Federal agency is required to 
take such action by order of a court of 
competent jurisdiction; 
‘‘(ii) the holder of the authorization 
has materially breached the terms of the 
authorization, or otherwise violated appli-
cable law; 
‘‘(iii) the authorization was obtained 
through fraud, intentional concealment, or 
material misrepresentation; 
‘‘(iv) such action is necessary to pre-
vent specific, immediate, substantial, and 
proximate harm or damage to life, prop-
erty, national security, or defense that was 
not considered in the underlying environ-
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mental review process or final agency ac-
tion for the authorization; or 
‘‘(v) the Federal agency has received 
a request from the holder of the authoriza-
tion or project sponsor to take such action. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The actions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be, as appro-
priate and where feasible, supported by clear 
and convincing evidence and reasonably limited 
in duration and scope by the agency to address 
the specific issue such action is intended to ad-
dress. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Before an agency takes an 
action described in subparagraph (A), the agen-
cy shall notify the holder of the authorization 
and the project sponsor in writing of such ac-
tion, including by providing a detailed expla-
nation of the action, identifying the statutory 
authority relied upon for the action, and pro-
viding the evidence supporting the action. 
‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An action de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be sub-
ject to judicial review under chapter 7 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
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‘‘(ii) VENUE.—A person seeking judi-
cial review of an action described in sub-
paragraph (A) may only obtain review of 
such action in the United States court of 
appeals for any circuit wherein the project 
for which the authorization was issued is 
located. 
‘‘(iii) PETITIONS BY FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—No Federal agency may petition a 
court for vacatur or voluntary remand of 
an authorization unless the holder of the 
authorization or the project sponsor con-
sents in writing to such a petition. 
‘‘(E) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be construed to provide any 
Federal agency new, enhanced, or expanded au-
thority, or to limit any existing authority, con-
cerning any authorization. 
‘‘(e) PRESUMPTION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TAK-
ING NO ACTION RELATING
TO TRIBAL TRUST RE-
SOURCES.—For any proposed agency action carried out 
on, or directly affecting, tribal trust resources (including 
lands and minerals) that is initiated by the federally recog-
nized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds the 
affected resources in trust, and for which an environ-
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mental document was prepared that included consider-
ation of a no action alternative, there shall be a presump-
tion that the effects of taking no action will be negative 
for the federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS ON 
OTHER AGENCIES.—If a lead agency determines an envi-
ronmental document is not required to be prepared with 
respect to a proposed agency action under subsection (a), 
another agency may not prepare an environmental docu-
ment with respect to such proposed agency action.’’. 
(c) TIMELY AND UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) LEAD AGENCY.—Section 107(a) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4336a(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘at the earliest practicable time’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in accordance with subsection 
(g)(2)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘carry out the proposed agency action’’ 
and inserting ‘‘carry out the proposed 
agency action in compliance with the dead-
lines outlined in subsection (g)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘a review’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an environmental review’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘such review’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such environmental re-
view’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including counties, 
boroughs, parishes, and other political sub-
divisions of a State)’’ after ‘‘local agency’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end ‘‘Such com-
ments from Federal cooperating agencies 
shall be limited to matters relating to the 
proposed agency action with respect to 
which such Federal cooperating agency has 
jurisdiction by law.’’. 
(2) ONE
DOCUMENT.—Section 107(b) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4336a(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘To the extent prac-
ticable,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENT.—To the extent practicable,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In preparing an envi-
ronmental document for a proposed agency ac-
tion, no Federal agency shall be required to 
consider any scientific or technical research 
that becomes publicly available after the earlier 
of, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) the date of receipt of an applica-
tion with respect to such proposed agency 
action; and 
‘‘(ii) the date of publication of a no-
tice of intent or decision to prepare such 
environmental document for such proposed 
agency action. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
TO
OTHER
LAW.— 
This paragraph does not affect any review of 
information required under subchapter II of 
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to comments received during the public 
comment period as applicable. 
‘‘(C) DELAY.—A Federal agency may not 
delay the issuance of an environmental docu-
ment or a final agency action, including any de-
cision or determination, on the basis of awaiting 
new scientific or technical research or informa-
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tion that was not available as of the earlier of 
the dates described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(3) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED.—Sec-
tion 107(d) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘action.’’ and inserting ‘‘action. Where ap-
plicable, the statement of purpose and need shall 
meet the goals of the applicant.’’. 
(4) DEADLINES.—Section 107(g) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4336a(g)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (3), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF COMPLETE OR IN-
COMPLETE
APPLICATION.—Unless a shorter 
deadline is specified by law, in connection with 
a proposed agency action for which an applicant 
submitted an application for an authorization to 
an agency, not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the applicant submits the application 
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to the agency, the agency shall document the 
receipt of the application and— 
‘‘(i) notify the applicant that the ap-
plication is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) notify the applicant that the ap-
plication is incomplete and request in writ-
ing any additional information that the 
agency needs to determine that the appli-
cation is complete and begin preparation of 
an environmental document. 
‘‘(B) AGENCY DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) COMPLETE DETERMINATION.—If 
an agency determines an application is 
complete under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
agency shall, not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the agency makes such 
determination— 
‘‘(I) notify the applicant that the 
agency has determined that the pro-
posed agency action is excluded pur-
suant to one of the agency’s categor-
ical exclusions, is not a major Federal 
action, or that no further agency ac-
tion is required; 
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‘‘(II) issue a notice of intent to 
prepare 
an 
environmental 
impact 
statement for such proposed agency 
action; or 
‘‘(III) notify the applicant that 
the agency has determined that prepa-
ration of an environmental assessment 
is necessary. 
‘‘(ii) INCOMPLETE DETERMINATION.— 
If the agency requests additional informa-
tion under subparagraph (A)(ii), the dead-
line described in clause (i) shall be based 
on the date on which the agency receives 
the additional information instead of the 
date on which the determination is made. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 21 
days after a lead agency issues a notice of in-
tent under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(II) or notifies 
an applicant under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(III) 
with respect to a proposed agency action, the 
lead agency shall— 
‘‘(i) identify all agencies that are like-
ly to have environmental review, authoriza-
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tion, or other responsibilities with respect 
to the proposed agency action; and 
‘‘(ii) invite each such agency to be-
come a cooperating agency. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE TO ACCEPT INVITATION.— 
Not later than 21 days after an agency receives 
an invitation to become a cooperating agency 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), such agency shall 
accept or deny the invitation. 
‘‘(C) CONVENING OF COOPERATING AGEN-
CIES.—Not later than 7 days after the deadline 
described in subparagraph (B) has passed for 
each agency that received an invitation to be-
come a cooperating agency under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the lead agency that sent each such in-
vitation shall convene each agency that accepts 
such an invitation to coordinate on developing 
the schedule under subsection (a)(2)(D) for the 
applicable proposed agency action. 
‘‘(D) UNIDENTIFIED
AGENCIES.—In the 
event that an agency that has jurisdiction by 
law or special expertise with respect to any en-
vironmental impact involved in a proposed 
agency action is not identified under subpara-
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graph (A)(i), the lead agency with respect to 
the proposed agency action shall— 
‘‘(i) invite such unidentified agency to 
become a cooperating agency by not later 
than 7 days after becoming aware that the 
agency has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise; and 
‘‘(ii) if such agency accepts the invita-
tion, incorporate such agency into the 
schedule 
developed 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(D) and update such schedule ac-
cordingly by not later than 14 days after 
the date on which such agency accepts the 
invitation.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REVIEW TIMELINE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(5)’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR FINAL AGENCY ACTION.— 
For any proposed agency action for which an appli-
cant submitted an application for an authorization 
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to an agency, not later than 30 days after com-
pleting an environmental impact statement or an en-
vironmental assessment for the proposed agency ac-
tion, the lead agency, and any cooperating agency, 
shall issue a final agency action. The agency issuing 
such final agency action shall include in the final 
agency action a performance schedule for the com-
pletion of any other outstanding authorizations.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the deadline described 
in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘a dead-
line described in this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with 
the applicant, to’’ and inserting ‘‘if the ap-
plicant approves such extension. If the ap-
plicant approves such extension, the lead 
agency shall’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘A project sponsor 
may’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), a project sponsor may’’; 
and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—A project sponsor that 
approved an extension of a deadline under para-
graph (5) may not obtain judicial review of a 
failure to act in accordance with such deadline 
under subparagraph (A) unless the lead agency 
fails to meet the new deadline or is delaying for 
reasons other than those necessary to complete 
its review.’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) CONCURRENT REVIEW.—In carrying out 
an environmental review, the lead agency and each 
cooperating agency shall carry out the obligations of 
that agency under other applicable laws concur-
rently, and in conjunction, with other required re-
views for the proposed agency action, pursuant to 
the requirements of applicable law, including, if ap-
plicable, under this Act.’’. 
(d) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—Section 108 of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘When an agency prepares’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—When an agency prepares’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) RELIANCE ON PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ENVI-
RONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIONS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY THE 
SAME.—A lead agency may satisfy the requirements 
of this Act with respect to a major Federal action 
by relying on an environmental assessment, environ-
mental impact statement, or a categorical exclusion 
determination that the lead agency, another Federal 
agency, or a project sponsor under the supervision of 
a Federal agency completed for another major Fed-
eral action if the lead agency determines that— 
‘‘(A) the new major Federal action is sub-
stantially the same as the other major Federal 
action or, if applicable, an alternative analyzed 
in such environmental assessment or environ-
mental impact statement; and 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the effects of the new 
major Federal action are substantially the same 
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as the effects analyzed in such environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement. 
‘‘(2) ACTIONS THAT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY 
THE SAME.—If a new major Federal action is not 
substantially the same as another major Federal ac-
tion or an alternative analyzed in an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement com-
pleted by the lead agency, another Federal agency, 
or a project sponsor under the supervision of a Fed-
eral agency, the lead agency may modify or augment 
any such previously completed environmental assess-
ment or environmental impact statement as nec-
essary to satisfy the requirements of this Act with 
respect to the new major Federal action. The lead 
agency shall make such modified environmental as-
sessment or environmental impact statement publicly 
available as a new environmental assessment or envi-
ronmental impact statement.’’. 
(e) ADOPTION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Sec-
tion 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336c) is amended in the text preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or that was legislatively en-
acted by Congress,’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 111 of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(13) as paragraphs (2) through (14), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘authoriza-
tion’ means any lease, right-of-way, easement, li-
cense, permit, approval, finding, determination, or 
other administrative decision issued by an agency or 
any interagency consultation that is required or au-
thorized under Federal law in order to construct, 
modify, or operate a project.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘, or Congress deems by statute,’’ after 
‘‘Federal agency has determined’’; 
(4) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (iii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘grants (includ-
ing capitalization grants), cost share 
awards,’’ after ‘‘loan guarantees,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘sufficient’’ and 
inserting ‘‘complete’’; and 
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(III) by striking ‘‘subsequent use 
of such financial assistance or the’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (iv) 
through (vii) as clauses (vi) through (ix), 
respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) farm ownership loans and oper-
ating loan guarantees by the Farm Service 
Agency pursuant to sections 305 and 311 
through 319 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act; 
‘‘(v) the issuance of an authorization 
by an agency where the effects of the ac-
tion or project being permitted or author-
ized were previously evaluated by another 
agency in compliance with this Act;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS.—An agen-
cy action may not be determined to be a major 
Federal action solely on the basis of the provi-
sion of Federal funds, including a grant, loan, 
loan guarantee, and funding assistance.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(15) REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.—The term 
‘reasonably foreseeable’, with respect to environ-
mental effects of a proposed agency action— 
‘‘(A) means effects that share a reasonably 
close causal relationship to, and are proximately 
caused by, the immediate project or action 
under consideration; and 
‘‘(B) does not include effects that are— 
‘‘(i) speculative; 
‘‘(ii) attenuated from the proposed 
agency action; 
‘‘(iii) separate in time or place from 
the proposed agency action; or 
‘‘(iv) in relation to separate existing 
or potential future projects.’’. 
(g) DUTIES.—Section 204 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4344) is amended 
in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘energy,’’ after ‘‘health,’’. 
SEC. 3. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 112 as section 
110A and moving such section so as to appear after 
section 110; and 
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(2) by inserting before section 111 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 110B. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) ROLE OF THE COURT.—In reviewing a claim of 
whether a final agency action complies with the require-
ments of this Act, a court— 
‘‘(1) shall afford substantial deference to the 
agency; and 
‘‘(2) may not substitute its judgment for that 
of the agency regarding the environmental effects in-
cluded in the final agency action or included in the 
environmental document. 
‘‘(b) REMAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a court holds, under sec-
tion 706(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, that 
a final agency action does not comply with the re-
quirements of this Act, the only remedy the court 
may order, notwithstanding chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code, is to remand, without vacatur 
or injunction, the final agency action to the agency 
with— 
‘‘(A) specific instruction to correct the er-
rors or deficiencies found by the court; and 
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‘‘(B) a reasonable schedule and deadline to 
correct such errors or deficiencies, which such 
deadline may not exceed— 
‘‘(i) with regard to an order entered 
on or after the date of enactment of this 
section, the date that is 180 days after the 
date on which the order was entered; and 
‘‘(ii) with regard to an order entered 
before the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the date that is 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUED
EFFECT
OF
FINAL
AGENCY 
ACTION.—A final agency action remanded under 
paragraph (1) shall remain in effect while the Fed-
eral agency corrects any errors or deficiencies found 
by the court. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (except as provided in subparagraph 
(A) with respect to a shorter deadline), a claim de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be barred unless— 
‘‘(A) such claim is filed not later than 150 
days after the final agency action is made pub-
lic, unless a shorter deadline is specified under 
law; 
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‘‘(B) in the case of a final agency action 
for which there was a public comment period on 
an environmental document, such claim— 
‘‘(i) is filed by a party that submitted 
a substantive and unique comment during 
such public comment period by the noticed 
comment deadline for the environmental 
document and such comment was suffi-
ciently detailed to put the applicable Fed-
eral agency on notice of the issue upon 
which the party seeks review; and 
‘‘(ii) concerns the same subject matter 
raised in the comment submitted during 
the public comment period; 
‘‘(C) such claim is filed by a party that has 
suffered or imminently will suffer direct harm 
from the final agency action; and 
‘‘(D) such claim does not challenge the es-
tablishment of a categorical exclusion. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—If an agency issues a supplemental envi-
ronmental document in response to a court order re-
manding a final agency action, the deadline de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) shall be the date on 
which the agency makes public the agency action for 
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which the supplemental environmental document is 
prepared. A claim for review of such final agency ac-
tion shall be limited to information contained in the 
final supplemental environmental document that was 
not contained in a previous environmental document 
for the final agency action. 
‘‘(3) ACTIONS FOR USE OF TRIBAL TRUST RE-
SOURCES.—For any final agency action that author-
izes or affects the use of lands, minerals, or other 
resources already held in trust at the time of the 
final agency action by the United States for the ben-
efit of a federally recognized Indian Tribe— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), there shall be no administrative or judicial 
review of such final agency action based on a 
claim of failure to comply with the requirements 
of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
actions for administrative or judicial review— 
‘‘(i) brought by the federally recog-
nized Indian Tribe for which the United 
States holds the lands, minerals, or other 
resources in trust; or 
‘‘(ii) that involve reasonably foresee-
able effects of the final agency action that 
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occur outside the lands, minerals, or other 
resources held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of a federally recog-
nized Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A court shall issue a final 
judgment on a claim described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) as expeditiously as practicable; and 
‘‘(B) unless a shorter deadline is specified 
under Federal law, not later than the date that 
is 180 days after the date on which the agency 
record for the review is filed with the reviewing 
court, which shall not be more than 60 days 
after the filing of the claim. 
‘‘(2) ACCELERATED
DEADLINES.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to prevent a court 
from further expediting review of a claim described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) APPEALS.— 
‘‘(A) FILING.—A notice of appeal of a 
final judgment described in this subsection shall 
be filed not later than 60 days after such final 
judgment is issued. In the case of a final agen-
cy action remanded under subsection (b), the 
agency and, if applicable, the applicant, shall 
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have the right to appeal during the pendency of 
the remand. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE
FOR
REVIEW.—A court 
shall issue a final decision on an appeal filed 
under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) as expeditiously as practicable; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not later than the date that is 
180 days after the date on which the ap-
peal is filed. 
‘‘(e) NO EFFECT ON REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
OTHER DEADLINES.—This section shall not affect the 
right to obtain review under section 107(g)(3).’’. 
SEC. 4. PRESERVATION OF ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE 
CORRECTIONS. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall not apply to any agency action with respect to which 
a Federal agency has, during the period beginning on Jan-
uary 20, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of 
this Act— 
(1) filed a motion to voluntarily remand; or 
(2) otherwise reopened, reconsidered, or initi-
ated corrective action under the statutory authority 
of the Federal agency, regardless of whether the 
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Federal agency has completed such corrective action 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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