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119th Congress · 2025–2027
H.R. 9615
BRACE Act
Energy House 3 cosponsors
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717. · Sep 14, 2026 Understand the measure
What this bill does
Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Checked 2026-09-15 09:46:29 UTC
Summary for Introduced in House
2026-07-09 · CRS version 00 · Summary updated 2026-09-11 20:09:49 UTC
Exact official text version: Introduced in House · 2026-07-09
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Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy Act or the BRACE Act
This bill modifies the regulation of lithium-ion batteries under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in order to facilitate the recycling of lithium-ion batteries and the recovery of critical minerals. Specifically, the bill directs certain facilities that store lithium-ion batteries prior to recycling them to follow regulations for large quantity handlers of universal waste instead of following the more stringent hazardous waste regulations that currently apply, thereby allowing these facilities to store lithium-ion batteries without needing a special permit.
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The movement
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The votes
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Where it stands
The measure's progress
Out of committee
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717.
Recorded Sep 14, 2026, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
- Congress.gov bill page
- The bill text, as published by GPO GovInfo
- Status, sponsor and actions from GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data, read Sep 15, 2026 · see sources
On the record
No recorded vote
No roll call has been taken on this measure, so no member's position on it is on the record. Most measures never get one.