Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 4776

SPEED Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Bruce Westerman RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Environmental Protection.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

14 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jared F. Golden DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry Cuellar DDemocrat
Pete Stauber RRepublican
Vicente Gonzalez DDemocrat
Harriet M. Hageman RRepublican
Michael Baumgartner RRepublican
Gabe Evans RRepublican
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DDemocrat
Donald G. Davis DDemocrat
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RRepublican
Adam Gray DDemocrat
Nicholas J. Begich III RRepublican
Jim Costa DDemocrat
Jennifer A. Kiggans RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6037-6040)
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 196 (Roll no. 356).
  5. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 355).
  6. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  7. Ms. Lee (NV) moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6068)
  8. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  9. The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4776.
  10. The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
  11. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6065-6069)
  12. Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4776 as unfinished business.
  13. On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  14. Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.
  15. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  16. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 6.
  17. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  18. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 5.
  19. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Clyde amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  20. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 951, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clyde amendment No. 1.
  21. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4776.
  22. GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4776.
  23. House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 951 and Rule XVIII.
  24. The Speaker designated the Honorable Carol D. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
  25. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
  26. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H6029-6044)
  27. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
  28. Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 119-395, Part II.
  29. Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Natural Resources, H. Rept. 119-395, Part II.
  30. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344.
  31. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-395.
  32. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-395.
  33. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
  34. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  35. Committee Hearings Held
  36. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  37. Introduced in House
  38. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)Referred To, December 18, 2025
  • Natural Resources Committee (House)Unknown, December 18, 2025; Unknown, December 18, 2025; Reported By, December 15, 2025; Reported By, December 4, 2025; Markup By, November 20, 2025; Hearings By (full committee), September 10, 2025; Referred To, July 25, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

2 lobbying reports name H.R. 4776, for 2 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 4776
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
ENBRIDGE ENERGY COMPANY, INC.PENN AVENUE PARTNERSSecond quarter of 2026$50,000reported as income
  • TIMOTHY FARRELL HANNEGANFormer position, as reported: U.S. General Accounting Office
  • JERR ROSENBAUMFormer position, as reported: Legislative Director, Sen. John Cornyn; Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Hurt; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jack Kingston; Chief of Staff, Rep. Virgil Goode
  • CHRISTINA MCGARRY DAVIDFormer position, as reported: Legislative Assistant / Scheduler, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart; Intern, Rep. Doc Hastings
  • JAY SULZMANNFormer position, as reported: Legislative Director/Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Johnny Isakson; Sr. Policy Advisor/LA/LC/SA, Rep. Wally Herger
  • DANIELLA LANDAU
Open the report
CITY OF SANTA CLARACITY OF SANTA CLARASecond quarter of 2026$10,000reported as expenses
  • LANCE HAYNIE
Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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