Washington, Sept. 15 -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following press release:
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act (BRACE Act) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9615), bipartisan legislation authored by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) to modernize outdated federal regulations and strengthen America's domestic battery recycling industry.
The BRACE Act directs the Environmental Protection Agency to update decades-old hazardous waste regulations that predate the widespread use of lithium-ion batteries. The bill allows destination facilities to store lithium-ion batteries at the same location where they are recycled...