# 119-hr-9617: CHARM Act

119-hr-9617, CHARM Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9617
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHARM Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-05

## Summary

**This bill would create a _National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy_ led by the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate federal efforts to reclaim critical minerals from discarded materials.** - The EPA must develop the Strategy in consultation with other agencies and produce a public report with legislative recommendations and implementation details every two years to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. - The Strategy must identify discarded materials that are potential mineral sources, including mining waste and metal-processing residuals, and flag legal and technical barriers and opportunities to expand recovery. - It must evaluate how recovered minerals could strengthen domestic supply chains and require approaches that minimize risks to human health and the environment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- EPA plan to recover critical minerals: benefit, low. If enacted, EPA would create a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy to recover minerals from discarded materials. EPA would consult other federal agencies. The plan would list which materials and wastes may hold minerals, and how to recover them. It would name agency programs and authorities…

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- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-9641: Essential Caregivers Act of 2026
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9617 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9617)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1189: National Plan for Epilepsy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1189)
- [119-hr-9641: Essential Caregivers Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9641)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9617 (as of 2026-10-05).