House rejects the amendment to limit NEPA reviews to impacts agencies can legally regulate
On Agreeing to the Amendment
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:27 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 1 Democrat and 5 Republicans who crossed. 4 votes short of the 212 needed.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to add H.Amdt. 139 to H.R. 4776, limiting environmental reviews to effects agencies have legal authority over and that are closely and directly caused by a project. The SPEED Act would narrow which federal actions trigger environmental review and speed the review process. The amendment failed, falling 4 votes short of the 212 needed.
Add H.Amdt. 139's limits on environmental reviews to H.R. 4776.
Leave H.R. 4776's text unchanged on this amendment.
Limits NEPA reviews to environmental effects that the lead or cooperating federal agencies have legal authority over and that are closely and directly caused by the project or action.
Passed the House 221–196 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 444 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
212 is a majority of the 422 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
Party line, with 1 Democrat and 5 Republicans crossing1 Democrat and 5 Republicans crossed. It wasn’t enough.
Every vote on H.R. 4776, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 4776
- DEC 4Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED25–18
- DEC 16#337Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–207
- DEC 16#338On the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–209
- DEC 17#343Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO204–203
- DEC 17#344On the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO213–209
- DEC 18#353THIS VOTEAmendment H.Amdt. 139FAILED208–2144 votes short of the 212 needed.
- DEC 18#355Motion to recommitFAILED206–211
- DEC 18#356On passagePASSED221–19611 Democrats voted yes
