HR 9617
Passed a chamber
Directs the EPA Administrator to develop and carry out a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy that coordinates federal efforts to recover critical minerals from discarded materials and reports on it every two years.
Official title: CHARM Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
09-JUL-2026
Referred
09-JUL-2026
Approved by committee
21-JUL-2026
Reported
14-SEP-2026
On the calendar
14-SEP-2026
Passed
15-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
16-SEP-2026
- Requires the EPA Administrator, in consultation with other relevant federal agencies, to develop and carry out a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy.
- Directs the Strategy to identify existing programs, discarded materials that could be sources, potential minerals, and ways to remove legal and technological barriers.
- Requires a report to House and Senate committees, made publicly available, within 2 years of enactment and every 2 years after, including recommendations for legislation.
- Adds the new section 2009 to the Solid Waste Disposal Act and defines critical minerals by reference to the Energy Act of 2020.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (09-JUL-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Environment Subcommittee
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Environmental Protection
■ 1 D
1 Democrat