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House Rules Committee advances structured rule for five bills after sharp debate over NEPA, judicial review and grid reliability
Summary
The House Rules Committee on Nov. 16 advanced a structured rule to consider five measures including the SPEED Act (HR 4776) and two energy bills, setting the stage for floor consideration after hours of testimony and partisan exchanges over NEPA timelines, judicial review and reliability mandates.
The House Rules Committee voted to report a structured rule that clears the House floor to consider five measures — including the Speed Act (HR 4776), the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (HR 1366), the Reliable Power Act (HR 3616) and the Power Plant Reliability Act (HR 3632) — after a hearing in which supporters said the measures would end costly delays in permitting and opponents warned they would gut environmental protections.
Representative Langworthy moved the rule, saying members should "restore clarity and finality to the permitting process." Chairman Bruce Westerman, who testified for the Natural Resources committee, framed the SPEED Act as a fix for what he called a failing process: "The NEPA process has grown into a convoluted mess," he told the committee, adding the bill would limit agencies to considering only impacts "approximately…
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