U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9617: CHARM Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 16, 2026
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinating and Harnessing America's Recovery of Minerals Act or the CHARM Act . SECTION 2. National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy (a) In general Subtitle B of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6911 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: SECTION 2009. National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy (a) Strategy (1) In general The Administrator shall, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies that the Administrator determines to be relevant, develop and carry out a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy (in this section referred to as the Strategy ) for the purpose of coordinating Federal efforts to recover critical minerals from discarded materials. (2) Purpose In developing the Strategy under paragraph (1), the Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies described in paragraph (1), shall-- (A) identify programs administered by, and authorities of, the Administrator that relate to the recovery of critical minerals from discarded materials; (B) identify programs administered by, and authorities of, the other relevant Federal agencies that relate to the recovery of critical …
Sponsors
- Gary Palmer (R, HD-AL-6) · primary sponsor
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5676-5677)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5676-5678)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9617.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules.
- : Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 719.
Subjects: Environmental Protection, Metals, Strategic materials and reserves, Solid waste and recycling, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB9617?
- HB9617 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CHARM Act.
- What does HB9617 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9617?
- Passed one chamber as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9617?
- Gary Palmer (R, HD-AL-6), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9617?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9617
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