HR9615Referred to Committee

BRACE Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-07-09
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican · IA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (568 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-07-09

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would establish programs and provide funding to help companies collect, recycle, and recover materials from used lithium-ion batteries, which are found in everything from smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles. By creating incentives and infrastructure for battery recycling, the bill aims to reduce waste, recover valuable materials like lithium and cobalt, and decrease dependence on mining for new batteries. This would benefit manufacturers, recycling companies, and consumers by making battery production more sustainable and potentially lowering costs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9615 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9615 To support the recycling and recovery of lithium-ion batteries. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2026 Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To support the recycling and recovery of lithium-ion batteries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act'' or the ``BRACE Act''. SEC. 2. END OF LIFE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MANAGEMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Destination facility.--The term ``destination facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 273.9 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (2) Large quantity handler of universal waste.--The term ``large quantity handler of universal waste'' has the meaning given such term in section 273.9 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (3) Lithium-ion battery.--The term ``lithium-ion battery'' means a battery that uses the movement of lithium ions between two electrodes to store and release energy. (b) Universal Waste Regulations for Lithium-Ion Batteries.--In lieu of the requirements described in section 273.60(a) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), a destination facility that stores lithium-ion batteries prior to recycling such lithium-ion batteries shall comply with-- (1) the requirements described in sections 273.33(a)(1), 273.35, 273.36, and 272.37 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), which would apply if the destination facility were a large quantity handler of universal waste; and (2) the requirements described in section 273.60(b) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), which would apply if the destination facility did not store the lithium-ion batteries prior to recycling such lithium-ion batteries. SEC. 3. TECHNICAL UPDATES TO THE MERCURY-CONTAINING AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT ACT. Section 104(a) of the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (42 U.S.C. 14323(a)) is amended by striking ``60 Fed. Reg. 25492 (May 11, 1995), as effective on May 11, 1995'', and inserting ``part 273 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)''. <all>
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