# 119-s-4765: Let America Build Act of 2026

119-s-4765, Let America Build Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4765
- Congress: 119
- Title: Let America Build Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would speed energy and mineral permitting and limit litigation delays across oil, gas, mining, and LNG projects.** It focuses on faster leasing, tighter court timelines, and more state authority over permitting. - On leasing and litigation: It would require the Secretary of the Interior to resolve lease-sale protests within 60 days and impose a 60-day deadline to file most legal challenges. Courts would generally remand NEPA violations without vacating leases and allow leaseholders to pause lease timelines up to 90 days after notice. - On state delegation and hydraulic fracturing: It would allow delegation of drilling-permit authority for "available Federal land" to qualified States, with a 180-day window for approval, public notice, and a required memorandum of understanding. It would defer to State fracking rules for federal land in those States while excluding tribal trust lands. - On LNG, natural gas, and minerals: It would set a 45-day deadline for final LNG decisions after NEPA review and treat imports and certain exports up to 51.8 billion cubic feet per year as presumptively in the public interest. It would add minerals to FAST Act permitting reforms and impose NEPA timelines of 1 year for environmental assessments and 2 years for environmental impact statements.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster energy permits and LNG approvals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would set firm NEPA review deadlines for mineral and energy projects: 1 year for environmental assessments and 2 years for environmental impact statements. Lead agencies would have to issue final decisions and other federal permits within 90 days after the EA or EIS is publishe…
- More state control over federal leases: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Interior Secretary delegate exclusive drilling-permit (APD) authority to States and require the Secretary to approve or deny a State request within 180 days. Delegated States could collect APD fees and must use 100% of fees to run their program, and they must keep…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4765 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4765)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-140: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-140)
- [119-s-135: Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-135)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4765 (as of 2026-09-10).