US SB3944 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes.
Title
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5845 (Related) 2020-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
SB3263 (Related) 2020-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3263 (Related) 2020-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alcoholic beverages
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Business records
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Marketing and advertising
Materials
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Pollution liability
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Retail and wholesale trades
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax-exempt organizations
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Water quality
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alcoholic beverages
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Business records
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Marketing and advertising
Materials
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Pollution liability
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Retail and wholesale trades
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax-exempt organizations
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Water quality
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3944/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3944/BILLS-116s3944is.pdf |
