RESCUE Act of 2025

This bill changes the federal FAST Act's definition of a "covered project," which determines which projects can use its federal permitting review process. It adds projects that extract, recover, or process certain materials from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, or coal byproducts from before or after burning. The covered materials are minerals that can be claimed under the Mining Law of 1872 (including on lands the United States acquired), rare earth elements, and microfine carbon or carbon from coal.

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Sponsors

• Andy Barr Republican sponsor
• 17 cosponsors