PRIMED Act

12/15/2023, 3:56 PM

Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act or the PRIMED Act

This bill makes certain actions taken by the Department of Defense to secure critical materials for energy infrastructure (e.g., minerals) eligible for an expedited environmental review by including those projects within the scope of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 2623

Introduced on
2023-04-13

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/13/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act or the PRIMED Act

This bill makes certain actions taken by the Department of Defense to secure critical materials for energy infrastructure (e.g., minerals) eligible for an expedited environmental review by including those projects within the scope of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Environmental Protection

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/7/2023

Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act or the PRIMED Act

This bill makes certain actions taken by the Department of Defense to secure critical materials for energy infrastructure (e.g., minerals) eligible for an expedite...


Latest Action5/22/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.