H.R. 4776SPEED Act

5 recorded actionsWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman [R-AR-04]
Cosponsors: 14 · 7 Democrats · 7 Republicans
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee
Latest action: Dec 18, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

IntroducedJul 25, 2025
Passed the HouseDec 18, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill limits the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and modifies the environmental review of major federal actions under NEPA to generally limit the number of federal actions that trigger NEPA review and to expedite the review process.

For example, the bill redefines major federal actions, including to specify that an agency may not determine that an action is a major federal action based solely on the provision of federal funds.

It also excludes from the requirement for NEPA review certain proposed agency actions that have already been reviewed under another federal, state, or tribal environmental review statute that meets the requirements of NEPA.

The bill directs an agency, when preparing an environmental document for a proposed agency action, to consider only those effects proximately caused by the immediate project or action under consideration. Agencies may not consider effects that are speculative, attenuated from the project or action, separate in time or place from the project or action, or in relation to separate projects or actions.

The bill modifies the requirement for agencies to prepare an environmental assessment to apply to agency actions that are not likely to have a reasonably foreseeable significant effect on the quality of the human environment. (Currently, the requirement only applies to actions that do not have such an effect.)

The bill makes a variety of other modifications to NEPA, including by limiting judicial review of NEPA cases.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4776 as reported to House on Dec 4, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 47765 roll calls on this measure

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Dec 18, 2025Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 18, 2025

How every member votedHouse roll call 356

House Dec 18, 2025 · the primary vote

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221 Yea 196 Nay 16 not voting

Party-line vote 12 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 11 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic213 members

Independent1 member

Republican219 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors14 · 7 Democrats · 7 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4776 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 4776244 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 4776 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEfiled by AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, OGRIts PAC: American Petroleum Institute PAC

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Energy/Nuclear · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries +6 more9 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICfiled by PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC, K&L GATES, LLP

Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security · Budget/Appropriations +5 more9 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONfiled by SC PARTNERS LLC, SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Solar Energy Industries Association PAC

Natural Resources · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations +2 more9 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGYfiled by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY, K&L GATES, LLPIts PAC: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. PAC

Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear · Transportation +4 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CERES, INC.filed by INVARIANT LLC, CERES, INC.

Environment/Superfund · Energy/Nuclear · Transportation · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +1 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)

Energy/Nuclear · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Manufacturing +2 more8 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026Filing

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCILfiled by INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL, TIBER CREEK GROUPIts PAC: Information Technology Industry Council PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Education · Immigration · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +11 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCEfiled by SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCE, FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Energy/Nuclear · Natural Resources · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Foreign Relations +7 more8 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026Filing

AMERICAN PIPELINE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONfiled by GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SOLUTIONS, LLCIts PAC: American Pipeline Contractors Association PAC

Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Roads/Highway +3 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

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