U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB4781: RESCUE Act of 2025
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2025:
A BILL To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025 or the RESCUE Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A) ) is amended-- (1) in clause (iii)(III), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (v) is related to the extraction, recovery, or processing from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, or pre- or post-combustion coal byproducts of-- (I) a mineral of a kind that is locatable under the Mining Law of 1872 ( 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. ), including such a mineral located on lands acquired by the United States (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 )); (II) a rare earth element; or (III) microfine carbon or carbon from coal. .
Sponsors
- Garland Barr (R, HD-KY-6) · primary sponsor
- Scott Peters (D, HD-CA-50)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Stephanie Bice (R)
- Pat Harrigan (R, HD-010)
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15)
- Patrick Fallon (R, 4)
- Dan Newhouse (R, HD-004)
- Troy Nehls (R, HD-TX-22)
- Troy Downing (R, HD-002)
- Harold Rogers (R, HD-KY-5)
- Michael Guest (R, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy, Mining, Metals, Licensing and registrations, Coal
Common questions
- What is HB4781?
- HB4781 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): RESCUE Act of 2025.
- What does HB4781 do?
- In its own words: To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB4781?
- In committee as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4781?
- Garland Barr (R, HD-KY-6), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4781?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4781
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