RESCUE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Barr
In Committee
Summary
This bill would broaden the FAST Act's permit definitions to cover more extraction, recovery, and processing activities tied to mine wastes and coal byproducts. It names three material categories that qualify: minerals locatable under the Mining Law of 1872, rare earth elements, and microfine carbon or carbon from coal.
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- Project developers and miners: Makes recovery and processing from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, and coal processing waste explicitly part of the FAST Act permitting definition.
- Rare earth and carbon projects: Adds rare earth elements and microfine carbon or carbon from coal to the list of materials tied to the permit rules.
- Federal permitting scope: Limits the change to definitional and permitting criteria within the FAST Act and does not create new appropriations or new program testing.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More permits for mine waste recovery
If enacted, this would let projects that recover or process materials from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, or coal byproducts be treated as related to extraction, recovery, or processing under the FAST Act permitting rules. The covered materials would include minerals locatable under the Mining Law of 1872 (including minerals on lands acquired by the United States), rare earth elements, and microfine carbon or carbon from coal. This would expand which recovery and processing projects can use the FAST Act permit process. The change would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Barr
KY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
MT • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rogers (KY)
KY • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 12/9/2025
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