House passes the SPEED Act
On Passage
DEC 18, 2025 · 2:39 PM ET
VOTE ONH.R. 4776SPEED ActDEC 18, 2025 · 2:39 PM ET
PASSED
221–196
Party-line vote, except 11 Democrats and 1 Republican who crossed. Cleared the 209 needed by 12 votes.
213 DEM220 REP
YEANAYCROSSEDTAP A SEAT
WHAT WAS DECIDED
What the House was voting on
IN PLAIN WORDS
The House voted on whether to pass H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act. The bill would narrow which federal actions receive environmental review and generally speed up that review. It passed with 221 yes votes, 12 more than the 209 needed.
A YES MEANT
Pass H.R. 4776 in the House and send it to the Senate.
A NO MEANT
Reject H.R. 4776 in the House.
THE MEASURE · H.R. 4776
SPEED Act
Narrows which federal actions receive environmental review and changes how agencies conduct reviews and how courts can challenge decisions.
WHERE IT STANDS · WHAT’S NEXT
Passed the House 221–196 on Dec. 18, 2025. Now waiting in the Senate, 445 days after it was introduced.
DEC 18Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
DEC 18Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
WHY IT NEEDED 2092 VACANT · 433 SEATED
209is a majority of the 417 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.
209 is a majority of the 417 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.
HOW EACH SIDE VOTED
Party line, with 11 Democrats and 1 Republican crossing11 Democrats and 1 Republican crossed. It passed.
BY PARTYYEA–NAY
Democrats11 CROSSED TO YEA
Republicans1 CROSSED TO NAY
THE 12 WHO CROSSEDHOW OFTEN THEY VOTE WITH PARTY
Adam Gray
D-CA-13 · VOTED YEA
77%
Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · VOTED YEA
87%
Jared F. Golden
D-ME-2 · VOTED YEA
71%
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · VOTED YEA
70%
John W. Mannion
D-NY-22 · VOTED YEA
94%
Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · VOTED YEA
99%
Lizzie Fletcher
D-TX-7 · VOTED YEA
99%
Henry Cuellar
D-TX-28 · VOTED YEA
66%
Marc A. Veasey
D-TX-33 · VOTED YEA
94%
Vicente Gonzalez
D-TX-34 · VOTED YEA
74%
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
D-WA-3 · VOTED YEA
71%
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · VOTED NAY
77%
BY STATEEACH STATE’S DELEGATION
YEAS, UPPER BARNAYS, LOWER BARA MEMBER CROSSEDYOUR STATE
35TH
Party-line House vote in December 2025
76TH
Passage vote in the House this Congress
57
House roll calls in December 2025
THE 12 WHO CROSSED
35THParty-line House vote in December 2025
76THPassage vote in the House this Congress
57House roll calls in December 2025
THE JOURNEY
Every vote on H.R. 4776, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 4776
DEC 18HOUSE#356On passageTHIS VOTEPASSED221–196
DEC 18HOUSE#355Motion to recommitFAILED206–211DEC 18HOUSE#354Amendment H.Amdt. 140FAILED204–217DEC 18HOUSE#353Amendment H.Amdt. 139FAILED208–214DEC 18HOUSE#352Amendment H.Amdt. 138FAILED205–220DEC 17HOUSE#344On the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO213–209DEC 17HOUSE#343Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 953)AGREED TO204–203DEC 16HOUSE#338On the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–209DEC 16HOUSE#337Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 951)AGREED TO215–207DEC 4HOUSE—Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED25–18
HOUSE · DEC 18
221–196
PASSED · NEEDED 209
11 Democrats voted yes
IN THE HOUSE · DEC 4 – 18PASSED 221–196
- 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#355Motion to recommitFAILED206–211
- DEC 18#356THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED221–19612 votes to spare over the 209 needed.
IN THE NEWS · 6 STORIESIN THE NEWS
Coverage of this vote and its bill6 stories from 6 outlets
+ 1 OUTLET NOT RATED
- Conservative News TodayRIGHTGOP chairman behind house permitting bill warns 'we're running out of time' as Senate vote likely slips to November
- Coalition For A Prosperous AmericaHouse Committee Discusses Project Vault And Need To Onshore The Critical Minerals Supply Chain
- Boulder Daily CameraLEFTHow They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Dec. 12-18, 2025
- Insurance News NetCENTERD.C. Digest: Oklahoma House delegation touts GOP health insurance bill
- The Daily CallerRIGHTCongress Nears Bipartisan Permitting Reform. Hardline Republicans Argue It Threatens Trump's Agenda.
Lean describes the outlets, not the vote.
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