House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026
Official title: To establish a program for the recovery of critical materials from contaminated sites, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Committee actionJul 20, 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. 9616.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-821 ↗. 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
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/821
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9616, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, 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 ↗
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9616, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9616
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.