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USA116th CongressS-4109| Senate 
| Updated: 6/30/2020
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (2)
Joe Manchin (Independent)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CRITICAL Act This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of the Interior to take specified actions with respect to electronic recycling and critical mineral extraction. Specifically, the GSA shall establish an electronic recycling program that services each executive agency. The EPA shall (1) establish a program to ensure that electronics collected under the agency recycling program are entered into a certified recycling stream for dismantling and refining by certified entities; (2) ensure that refined critical minerals developed through the certified recycling stream program are retained in the United States for use by industry; and (3) award prizes for the development of E-waste recycling systems, with a goal of increasing the collection of recyclable electronics. Interior shall study and report on critical mineral extraction, evaluating, among other things, the total quantity of recoverable critical minerals from all certified recycling streams, as compared to the total quantity of critical minerals necessary for manufacturing, consumer products, and national defense in the United States.
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Timeline
Aug 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4209
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • August 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4209
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsMetalsSolid waste and recyclingUser charges and fees

CRITICAL Act

USA116th CongressS-4109| Senate 
| Updated: 6/30/2020
CRITICAL Act This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of the Interior to take specified actions with respect to electronic recycling and critical mineral extraction. Specifically, the GSA shall establish an electronic recycling program that services each executive agency. The EPA shall (1) establish a program to ensure that electronics collected under the agency recycling program are entered into a certified recycling stream for dismantling and refining by certified entities; (2) ensure that refined critical minerals developed through the certified recycling stream program are retained in the United States for use by industry; and (3) award prizes for the development of E-waste recycling systems, with a goal of increasing the collection of recyclable electronics. Interior shall study and report on critical mineral extraction, evaluating, among other things, the total quantity of recoverable critical minerals from all certified recycling streams, as compared to the total quantity of critical minerals necessary for manufacturing, consumer products, and national defense in the United States.
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Timeline
Aug 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4209
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • August 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4209
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (2)
Joe Manchin (Independent)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsMetalsSolid waste and recyclingUser charges and fees