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Mr. Beyer (for himself and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Zinke co-introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize a transportation/infrastructure program that supports wildlife-crossing infrastructure; this is concrete legislative action related to infrastructure permitting and delivery, though not a direct permit-process reform.
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Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that he secured over $27 million in infrastructure funding for Montana in H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. ... As a member of House Appropriations Committee ... Zinke played a large part in crafting this package.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Zinke actively advanced infrastructure funding through appropriations, showing effort to speed or enable infrastructure delivery, but this does not itself show a broad expedited permit process was enacted.
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Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke traveled across northwest Montana to deliver ceremonial checks celebrating more than $14.3 million in federal funding he secured for infrastructure, transportation, and public safety projects across Flathead, Sanders, and Lincoln counties.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is direct delivery of infrastructure funding during the current term, but it is project funding rather than a permit-process change.
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Zinke secured over $8 million for water infrastructure and law enforcement projects across 8 Western Montana counties in FY2026 appropriations package.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Another concrete infrastructure funding action in the same term; it demonstrates continued effort toward infrastructure delivery but not a specific expedited permitting reform victory.
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The Office of Congressman Ryan Zinke announces more than $25 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support critical infrastructure upgrades at six Montana airports.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent official evidence that Zinke helped deliver major infrastructure grants; again, it is infrastructure delivery support rather than evidence of an enacted expedited permitting process.
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The bill was introduced and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Zinke backed a bill explicitly aimed at reducing red tape in land-use and related approvals, indicating a serious concrete attempt to streamline process, but the available official record here only shows introduction/referral, not enactment.
Action Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): No materially newer official action was found in the September 18-20, 2026 lookback; the latest official GovInfo action shows the permitting reform bill was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee rather than enacted.
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12/18/2025 | 356 | H. R. 4776 | SPEED Act | Yea | Passed
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Zinke voted yes when the House passed the SPEED Act, a concrete same-term effort toward permitting reform, but House passage alone does not deliver an enacted expedited permitting process.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
The promise was to expedite the permit process for critical infrastructure, which implies an actual reform to permitting rules or timelines. The evidence shows Zinke materially supported and secured infrastructure funding and co-introduced or backed bills related to infrastructure and reducing red tape. However, none of the provided evidence shows that a permitting-streamlining measure for critical infrastructure was enacted or otherwise delivered. Because there is evidence of a serious legislative effort to reduce approval burdens, but no demonstrated fulfilled outcome on expedited permitting itself, this is best scored as an unsuccessful attempt rather than delivery.