The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 9616 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by August Pfluger (R)

EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026

Authorizes to recover critical materials from polluted sites for ten years.

Tradeoff

Funds efforts to extract valuable minerals from contaminated land, limited to $10 million per year total and $3 million per recipient. The program ends after a decade.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on September 15, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jul 9, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jul 9, 2026)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 48 - 0(Jul 21, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-821.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Environment and Public Works(Sep 16, 2026)