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H.R. 2580 (102nd)

Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act

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Introduced

6 June 1991

Last action

10 October 1991 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8], COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-15], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

26 August 2025

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Summary

Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the export from, or import into, the United States of solid waste. Excludes from such prohibition small quantities of household waste carried by individuals traveling abroad and baled waste paper, scrap textiles, or waste glass if such wastes: (1) are exported or imported for recycling purposes; (2) are separated from the waste stream; and (3) do not contain any substances whose storage, treatment, or disposal is regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act or that are identified as having characteristics of hazardous waste. Includes within the definition of "solid waste": (1) low-level radioactive waste and waste mixed with low-level radioactive waste; and (2) all wastes covered by the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Repeals provisions concerning the export of hazardous wastes.

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Timeline

  1. 6 June 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 June 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 June 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 June 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

    Source: Committee

  5. 10 October 1991

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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