Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4781
RESCUE Act of 2025
Mining: Faster Permits for Recovering Minerals from Waste
Legislative Progress
House
Key Points
- Representative Barr introduced a bill to make it easier and faster for companies to get permits for projects that recover valuable materials from mining waste.
- The plan focuses on rare earth elements and other minerals found in coal waste, old mine runoff, and leftover rock piles from previous mining operations.
- By adding these projects to a special "critical" list, the government would be required to speed up the environmental reviews and paperwork needed to start work.
- This policy aims to help the United States produce more of the materials needed for high-tech products, like smartphones and electric car batteries, without relying as much on other countries.
- It also encourages companies to clean up old, polluting mine sites by giving them a faster way to turn that waste into useful products like carbon and rare minerals.
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Milestones
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Feb 24, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Feb 17, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Jul 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 29, 2025
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
RESCUE Act of 2025
Bill NumberHR 4781
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionSubcommittee Hearings Held
Data Sources
Sponsor
Cosponsors
(17)D: 2R: 15
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