House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
BRACE Act
Official title: To support the recycling and recovery of lithium-ion batteries.
Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Committee actionSep 14, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9615.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-818 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 14, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/818
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9615, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 2, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
147e9309b3be929d7d7d5582128e670476b1da957b0536bb7c9debd50c1a72bf
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 112, July 9, 2026, Page H4380):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9615, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 2, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
147e9309b3be929d7d7d5582128e670476b1da957b0536bb7c9debd50c1a72bf
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of October 1, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1969 (119th) No Wrong Door for Veterans Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 2, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.