BRACE Act passed the House 68 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
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Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy Act or the BRACE Act This bill modifies the regulation of lithium-ion batteries under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in order to facilitate the recycling of lithium-ion batteries and the recovery of critical minerals. Specifically, the bill directs certain facilities that store lithium-ion batteries prior to recycling them to follow regulations for large quantity handlers of universal waste instead of following the more stringent hazardous waste regulations that currently apply, thereby allowing these facilities to store lithium-ion batteries without needing a special permit.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Policy area
- Environmental Protection: 29 of 2,191 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 120 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 521 words
- Subjects
- Energy storage, supplies, demandHazardous wastes and toxic substancesSolid waste and recycling
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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