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Congress·In Committee·3 months ago

Congress Seeks Faster, More Visible Federal Permitting for Defense-Backed Mining Projects

Also known as: PRIMED Act

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • Treats certain Defense Department actions to boost U.S. mining and mineral processing as “covered projects” for federal permitting.
  • Puts these projects on a public federal permitting tracker so agencies can coordinate reviews and timelines in one place.
  • Applies to work supporting studies, expanding mining output, modernizing facilities for safer/cleaner operations, and related supply-chain activities.
  • Does not force a project into the faster-tracking system if the company or group behind it asks to opt out.
National SecurityEnvironmentInfrastructureEnergy

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 16, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill becomes law, for any new or ongoing qualifying Defense Department action

Qualifying Defense Department actions are treated as “covered projects” for federal permit coordination

Projects supported under the specified Defense Production Act authorities can enter a more structured, deadline-driven federal permitting process, which can speed up decisions and reduce uncertainty.

As each qualifying action is added to the Dashboard after the bill becomes law

Projects appear on the public Permitting Dashboard

People can track timelines and which agencies are responsible, making it easier for local residents and leaders to follow what’s happening and plan around construction and operations.

Any time a sponsor makes the request for a qualifying action

Project sponsors can opt out of being treated as a covered project

A company or other sponsor can request not to be placed into the covered-project process or listed on the Dashboard, which could reduce public tracking and change how coordinated the permitting timeline is.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin (official site)·3 months ago

Slotkin, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ramp Up American Critical Mineral Production and Strengthen Supply Chains

Announcement of the PRIMED Act: would treat certain Defense Dept./Defense Production Act-backed mining and mineral processing efforts as FAST-41 “covered projects,” placing them on the Federal Permitting Dashboard (with opt-out).

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PRIMED Act

Bill NumberS 3511
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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R: 1

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