# 119-hr-4781: RESCUE Act of 2025

119-hr-4781, RESCUE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4781
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESCUE Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More permits for mine waste recovery: benefit, low. 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 inc…

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- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-4781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4781)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4781 (as of 2026-04-21).