# 116-hr-8232: BATTERY Act of 2020

116-hr-8232, BATTERY Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8232
- Congress: 116
- Title: BATTERY Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2020-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bolster American Technology Through Expanding Recycling Yield Act of 2020 or the BATTERY Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development, and demonstration program of recycling of energy critical materials embedded within energy storage systems (e.g., batteries). Energy critical materials means chemicals that have a high risk of a supply disruption and are critical to one or more energy-related technologies; a substantial supply disruption of such material would significantly inhibit large-scale deployment of technologies that produce, transmit, store, or conserve energy. DOE must seek to ensure that any activity receiving funding under the program (1) does not release toxic byproducts into the environment, (2) sufficiently minimizes potential fire risk in facilities where energy storage systems are stored and in the transportation of such systems, and (3) protects the health and safety of all persons involved in or in proximity to such activity.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7881: Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7393: Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8232 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8232)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7881: Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7881)
- [116-hr-7393: Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7393)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4194)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8232 (as of 2025-11-18).