EPA must write safety rules for used battery recycling in 18 months.

What it does

The bill tells the EPA to create federal rules for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The EPA has 18 months to finish. Until those rules are done, battery recycling facilities must follow temporary storage and handling rules. These rules stop fires and pollution.

Who it affects

Battery recycling facilities must follow new safety rules. Citizens benefit from less fire risk at recycling sites and better environment protection. Lithium-ion batteries come from phones, electric cars, and other devices.

One thing to notice

The EPA has 18 months to finish the rules. If the EPA does not finish in time, temporary rules stay in place.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Jul 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
• Jul 14, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Sep 14, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717”
• Sep 15, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
• Sep 15, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $660,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 66 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who sponsored the bill, received $2,356,952 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Americans for Prosperity — $660,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• lithium-ion batteries — rechargeable batteries used in phones, electric cars, and other devices.
• temporary storage and handling rules — safety steps that recycling facilities must follow until permanent federal rules are finished.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.