US Congress House Bill 5845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 95-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that must be contained in beverage containers. Beginning on January 1, 2022, the bill phases out a variety of single-use products, such as plastic utensils. The bill also sets forth provisions to encourage the reduction of single-use products, including by establishing programs to refund consumers for returning beverage containers and by establishing a tax on carryout bags. The bill creates a temporary moratorium on new or expanded permits for facilities that manufacture plastics until regulations are updated to address pollution from the facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency must publish guidelines for a national standardized labeling system for recycling and composting receptacles. Producers must include labels on their products that are easy to read and indicate whether the products are recyclable, compostable, or reusable. Finally, the bill establishes limitations on the export of plastic waste to other countries.

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2020-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-02-11	House	Introduced in House

SB3263 (Same As) 2020-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3944 (Related) 2020-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5845/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5845/BILLS-116hr5845ih.pdf