Congress·In Committee·S. 3511

PRIMED Act

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

Dec 16, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Congress Moves to Fast-Track Domestic Mining and Streamline Permitting

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2623 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2623 (118th) →

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.

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Milestones

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Dec 16, 2025Senate

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

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Dec 16, 2025

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Related News

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Senator Elissa Slotkin (official site)·Dec 17, 2025

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.

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