[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1501 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
<DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1501
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 14, 2026
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED PROJECT.
Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ``mining, mineral processing,'' before ``or any other sector''.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING, IMPLEMENTING, OR ENFORCING PROPOSED RULE RELATED TO SCOPE OF MINING UNDER FAST ACT.
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council may not finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule titled ``Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act'' (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023).
Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 2026.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.