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H.R. 4781

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4781, the RESCUE Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Garland Barr (R) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, and last saw action on Feb 24, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 4781 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb4781/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4781 IH: Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4781  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Barr  (for himself,  Mr. Peters ,  Mr. Carter of Georgia ,  Mrs. Bice ,  Mr. Harrigan ,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Fallon ,  Mr. Newhouse ,  Mr. Nehls , and  Mr. Downing ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025   or the   RESCUE Act of 2025  .
2.
Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials
Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
in clause (iii)(III), by striking  or  at the end;
(2)
in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(v)
is related to the extraction, recovery, or processing from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, or pre- or post-combustion coal byproducts of—
(I)
a mineral of a kind that is locatable under the Mining Law of 1872 ( 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. ), including such a mineral located on lands acquired by the United States (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 351 ));
(II)
a rare earth element; or
(III)
microfine carbon or carbon from coal.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Garland Barr (R) sponsors H.R. 4781, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4781 went before 2 committees: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and Natural Resources.

Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Feb 24, 2026 · 15 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4781 has taken 4 actions since Jul 29, 2025, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 24, 2026
House
Subcommittee Hearings HeldEnergy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Feb 17, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 4781 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4781 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • RESCUE Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • RESCUE Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4781 in 6 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Transportation, Agriculture, Animals.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia12—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION12—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION12—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADDIE HAUGHEY112
ANNE CLEMENT112
AUBURN BELL112
BLAINE MILLER MCFEELEY112
CAMERON WALKUP112
CHAD LORD112
CHRISTINA HAZARD112
DANIEL SAVERY112
ELIZABETH RUBEN112
EMILY DOUCE112
GERALD MULLINS112
JASMINE JENNINGS ELLER112
JOHN GARDER112
JUSTIN PROSSER112
KRISTIN BUTLER112
MARTHA NEWELL112
NIRANJANI PRABHAKAR112
RAUL GARCIA LOPEZ112
RICHARD RUSSELL112
STEPHEN SCHIMA112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$820K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONEARTHJUSTICE ACTION2026 second_quarter$188.3K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONEARTHJUSTICE ACTION2026 second_quarter$188.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$113.1K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$112.6K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4781 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4781’s is Energy.

hr4781/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4781 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Coal to Mining.

hr4781/subjects.txt
CoalLicensing and registrationsMetalsMining

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4781, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 4781.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, whichgrants Congress the authority to regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes. This bill facilitates infrastructuredevelopment and the domestic supply chain for criticalmaterials essential to national commerce and energy security.[Page H3664]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com