Bill · H.R. 7523· House(119-HR-7523)
Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act
- Introduced
- 2/12/2026
- Last activity
- 2/12/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Troy Balderson
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act," aims to secure domestic sources of vanadium. It seeks to ensure a supply of this critical mineral for the United States' steel, infrastructure, energy, and defense needs. The legislation directs the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Specifically, it aims to exempt units that reclaim valuable metals from spent petroleum catalyst from certain "Boilers and Industrial Furnaces" requirements. This is intended to reduce reliance on foreign sources like China and Russia.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
The bill reduces regulatory burdens and provides exemptions for industrial metal recovery units.
Is this likely to create jobs?+3
The bill aims to encourage domestic recovery of metals to support the steel, energy, and defense sectors.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2
The bill reduces regulatory burdens for units recovering valuable metals from spent petroleum catalyst.
The opposite
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-4
The bill mandates that the EPA carry out rulemaking without regard to standard notice and comment requirements.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-3
The bill bypasses standard notice and comment requirements for EPA rulemaking, which may reduce public environmental oversight.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased National Security and Economic Resilience: By ensuring a supply of vanadium for domestic manufacturing and defense industries, the bill aims to protect the United States from strategic supply-chain threats from foreign economic and military enemies (Section 2, Paragraph 1).
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Support for Key Industries: The bill seeks to secure minerals necessary for the steel, infrastructure, energy, and defense sectors (Section 2, Paragraph 1).
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Creation of an Affordable and Sustainable Supply: Clarifying regulations is intended to encourage the domestic recovery of metals to ensure access to an affordable, resilient, and sustainable supply of processed critical minerals (Section 2, Paragraph 6).
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Reduction of Regulatory Burdens: The bill aims to avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens on units that recover vanadium and other metals from spent petroleum catalyst (Section 2, Paragraph 6; Section 3, Paragraph (a)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Potential for Regulatory Change: The bill requires the EPA Administrator to promulgate a final rule to revise regulations regarding the Solid Waste Disposal Act (Section 3, Paragraph (a)).
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Circumvention of Standard Rulemaking Processes: The required rulemaking is to be carried out without regard to the standard notice and comment requirements found under section 553 of title 5, United States Code (Section 3, Paragraph (a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Improves Small Business Support+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency-4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+2Improves Environmental Protections-3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- 2/12/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
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