The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 9617 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Gary J. Palmer (R)

CHARM Act

Requires the to develop a national strategy for recovering critical minerals from discarded materials.

Tradeoff

Orders the to coordinate with other federal agencies on mining waste and recycled materials for critical minerals. No funding or spending is authorized in the bill.

What's in it

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Costs $1 million over 2026–2031 in federal spending subject to .

The $1 million is the estimated federal cost for to design the strategy and issue biennial reports — the policy's real impact falls on mining operators and materials recovery companies implementing the actual mineral recovery activities.

H.R. 9617, CHARM Act · Sep 2026

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 47 - 0(Jul 21, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-820.

  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)