House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

SPEED Act

H.R. 4776Introduced Jul 25, 2025Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.

Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Westerman R-AR

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 25, 2025
Committee actionNov 20, 2025
Passed HouseDec 18, 2025 · 221–196
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 18, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4776.

Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 119-395 ↗; H. Rept. 119-395,Part 2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 15, 2025.
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H.R. 4776, 119th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 128, July 25, 2025, Page H3656):
clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution
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Vote results

5 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 4776. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · DEC 18, 2025

Passed the House

221–196PASSED

R 210–1 D 11–195

On Passage · roll 356 · 16 not voting

Procedural votes (4) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (4 House). Tap to show.

Mostly votes on amendments (3 of 4). They came during the House’s run of votes on Dec 18. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment 1 to H.R. 4776
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Dec 18, 2025 · roll 352
R 203–11 D 2–209
205–220Failed
Amendment 2 to H.R. 4776
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Dec 18, 2025 · roll 353
R 207–5 D 1–209
208–214Failed
Amendment 3 to H.R. 4776
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Dec 18, 2025 · roll 354
R 203–8 D 1–209
204–217Failed
Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit
House · Dec 18, 2025 · roll 355
R 0–210 D 206–1
206–211Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 5 of 5 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Adam Gray (D-CA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Marie Perez (D-WA), Pete Stauber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-4 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.