# 119-hr-2783: Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act

119-hr-2783, Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2783
- Congress: 119
- Title: Infrastructure Project Acceleration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Speeds federal approvals for very large U.S. manufacturing projects while cutting certain environmental and judicial hurdles.** This bill would create an expedited review track for "priority manufacturing projects" defined as new or expanded U.S. facilities that cost at least $1 billion and need federal approvals. The bill says timely completion of these projects would strengthen U.S. manufacturing, support defense, healthcare, and communications, and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers. - Manufacturers: Project sponsors would get faster federal decisions for projects meeting the $1 billion threshold and face fewer federal permit requirements. The bill removes the need for permits under section 404 of the Clean Water Act and sections 7, 9, and 10 of the Endangered Species Act for those projects. - State and tribal reviews and communities: A state or tribal environmental review that a lead agency finds "functionally equivalent" to the National Environmental Policy Act review could substitute for NEPA. That shift gives more weight to state or tribal reviews and may change how federal environmental scrutiny applies to local waterways and species. - Courts and legal challengers: The bill would bar judicial review of federal or state approvals for these projects in most cases and funnel any legal claims about the law or approvals into original, exclusive jurisdiction in the D.C. Circuit.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies could accept state or tribal reviews: mixed, medium. The bill would amend federal environmental review rules. A federal lead agency could rely on a State or Tribal environmental review instead of a separate federal review. This would be allowed when the review considered relevant environmental information and the public was informed. If enacted, this…
- Fast track for $1 billion factory projects: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would fast-track very large factory projects in the U.S. It would define these as builds or expansions costing at least $1 billion and needing at least one federal approval. These projects would not need certain Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act permits. Most court challen…

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- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2783 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2783)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2783 (as of 2025-12-21).