YourVoice.Now Summary
EnvironmentTransparency & AccountabilityThe EPA would write a national plan for pulling critical minerals out of waste — no new rules, no money.
Environment
The EPA would have to write and follow a plan to recover critical minerals from mining waste, metal waste, and other discarded material. The plan is coordination only. It sets no rules and comes with no money.
Transparency & Accountability
The EPA would have to send Congress the plan and a progress update, and post it for the public. The first is due within two years, then one every two years. No such report is required today.
More about this bill
Most people would see no change in daily life. The bill orders a plan and nothing more. It sets no rules and sets aside no money. Its short name is the CHARM Act. The full name is the Coordinating and Harnessing America's Recovery of Minerals Act. The EPA would have to write and carry out a national plan. The goal is to pull critical minerals out of waste. These are minerals the government lists as vital to the economy and to national security. The plan would look at mining waste, metal waste, and other thrown-out material. It would also name the legal and technical barriers in the way. The EPA would have to send Congress a report within two years, then one every two years. Each report would be posted for the public.
Congressional Summary
Coordinating and Harnessing America’s Recovery of Minerals Act or the CHARM Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and carry out a national strategy for recovering critical minerals from discarded materials. Critical minerals are defined as any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the U.S. Geological Survey because it is essential to U.S. economic or national security, has a vulnerable supply chain, and serves an essential function in manufacturing a product. The EPA must report to Congress every two years on its actions, plans, and recommendations relating to the national strategy.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed House
- Action Date
- 2026-09-15
- Date Added
- 2026-09-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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