A House subcommittee considered the CHARM and BRACE Acts last week, two federal bills meant to bolster domestic supply chains for critical minerals through permitting and national strategy updates.
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A subcommittee considered the CHARM Act and the BRACE Act on Tuesday, two federal bills meant to bolster domestic supply chains for critical minerals through permitting and national strategy updates.
Federal lawmakers are promoting a set of bipartisan bills meant to bolster the country’s domestic supply chain for critical minerals through permitting updates and a national strategy around critical minerals recycling.
The environment subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Tuesday approved the Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy Act, or BRACE, meant to update certain battery recycling permitting requirements. It also approved the Coordinating and Harnessing America’s Recovery of Minerals Act, or CHARM. That bill is meant to prompt the U.S. EPA to develop a national strategy to support critical mineral recovery within two years. These bills will go to the full committee for consideration.
This news brief is based on reporting published by Waste Dive on 2026-07-17. The original report is linked below.
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