House committee advances bipartisan Palmer-Tonko bill to boost domestic critical mineral recovery from waste and legacy sites.
Quiver AI Summary
Committee approves CHARM Act: The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 9617, the CHARM Act, during a full committee markup. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama and Rep. Paul Tonko of New York.
Bill aims to boost mineral recovery: Palmer said the measure would direct the EPA to develop a federal strategy to identify opportunities to recover critical minerals from electronic waste, legacy mine sites, coal ash, and other sources. He said the goal is to reduce U.S. dependence on China for these materials.
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Gary J. Palmer Fundraising
Gary J. Palmer recently disclosed $228.0K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2026. This was the 430th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 50.4% came from individual donors.
Palmer disclosed $326.5K of spending. This was the 318th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Palmer disclosed $257.7K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 717th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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Gary J. Palmer Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Gary J. Palmer is worth $2.7M, as of July 22nd, 2026. This is the 230th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Palmer has approximately $1.2M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Gary J. Palmer Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Gary J. Palmer:
- H.R.9617: CHARM Act
- H.R.8467: ZOMBIE Act
- H.R.7934: Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026
- H.R.6373: Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025
- H.R.6102: Citizen Ballot Protection Act
- H.R.4609: To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950.
You can track bills proposed by Gary J. Palmer on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Palmer.
2026 Alabama's 6th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $1,557,224 of spending in Alabama's 6th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $131,018 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs.
The rating for this race is currently "Solid R".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Alabama's 6th congressional district election.
