119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 9, 2026
BRACE Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Environmental Protection
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jul 9, 2026)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5678)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9615.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5678-5679)
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-818.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-818.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Energy storage, supplies, demand · Hazardous wastes and toxic substances · Solid waste and recycling
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ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$1,502,541
Spent on own lobbying
HR 2110: Safe Vehicle Access for Survivors Act HR 9615: Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act (BRACE) Act H.J.Res.88: California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advance…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.9617, Coordinating and Harnessing Americas Recovery of Minerals Act (CHARM) Act H.R.9615, Battery Recycling for Americas Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act No bill Numbers for: Strengthening Textile Industry Through Competitive Home-Manufacturing (STI…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.9617, Coordinating and Harnessing Americas Recovery of Minerals Act (CHARM) Act H.R.9615, Battery Recycling for Americas Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act No bill Numbers for: Strengthening Textile Industry Through Competitive Home-Manufacturing (STI…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$142,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 9615 - BRACE Act H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act H.R. 8870 - BUILD America 250 Act H.R. 3410/S.1759 - Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act H.R. 3194 - Lifting Overburdensome…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act, (has not been reintrod…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Clean Air and Water (quality)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lifornia's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" ● H.R. 9615 BRACE Act ● H.R. 9617 - CHARM Act ● Clean Federal Fleets Act (has not been reintroduced this Congress) ● Vehicle Energy Performance Act (has not been reintrodu…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Proposals related to U.S. manufacturing Proposals related to energy efficiency of home appliances (H.R. 4626) Proposals related to lithium batteries (H.R. 9615) Proposals related to right-to-repair FTC consideration of EAS and ATSC 3.0 matters FTC enforcement regarding non-compete agreements FCC consideration of elecc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Oceans Act, issues related to geologic hydrogen on draft bill, and issues related to geothermal energy and S. 4610 the Pacific POWER Act, and issues related to H.R. 9615, the BRACE Act, and issues related to American innovation including the American Leadership in Fusion Act (no bill number yet) and the Better Energy Storage Te…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ALLIANCE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Manufacturing
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…supply chains for critical minerals, energy, metals, and batteries; Deployment of battery storage and transmission, critical minerals and metals supply chains; H.R.9615 - Battery Recycling for Americas Competitive Economy Act or the BRACE Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
…roperty. H.R. 9250, Great American Outdoors Act - provisions related to the beneficial maintenance of federal properties and stewardship of the federal estate. H.R. 9615, Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act or the BRACE Act, spoke on provisions related to beneficial use of used batteries. H.R. 9617, Coordina…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing