NMA, Coalition Push for Permitting Reform Action
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Rich Nolan, the National Mining Association’s (NMA) President and CEO, joined members of Congress and representatives from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Data Center Coalition, and other organizations, on Capitol Hill for a Permitting Reform Legislative Day of Action to advance legislation that will modernize our nation’s permitting processes.
At a press conference alongside Congressman Bruce Westerman and other congressional leaders, Nolan said,, in part, “The permitting status quo cannot continue. It takes a stunning 29 years to bring a mine online in the U.S., longer than all other countries but one. That’s absurd…Congress now has an opportunity take a strategic leap forward to confront China’s weaponization of mineral and energy supply chains. We need the Senate to act. The resources, ingenuity and capital markets are all here. The opportunity before us is tremendous. Now is the moment to turn the page on decades of inaction and confront this crisis with the seriousness it demands.”
The House closed out 2025 with significant action to advance key pieces of permitting reform, passing the bipartisan Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (MRCA), the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED) Act and the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, all of which make key improvements to existing cumbersome and outdated processes. Comprehensive reform — including Senate action — is now needed to ensure that improvements are made and are durable.
Read more from Rich Nolan on the need for permitting reform in his op-ed on DC Journal HERE.
The National Mining Association (NMA) is the only national trade organization that serves as the voice of the U.S. mining industry and the hundreds of thousands of American workers it employs before Congress, the federal agencies, the judiciary and the media, advocating for public policies that will help America fully and responsibly utilize its vast natural resources. We work to ensure America has secure and reliable supply chains, abundant and affordable energy, and the American-sourced materials necessary for U.S. manufacturing and economic security, all delivered under world-leading environmental, safety and labor standards. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NMA has a membership of more than 250 companies and organizations involved in every aspect of mining, from producers and equipment makers to service providers.
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