United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5084 (94th)
Returnable Beverage Container Act
Introduced
18 March 1975
Last action
18 March 1975 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Sponsors
Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Rep. Hannaford, Mark W. [D-CA-34]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Returnable Beverage Container Act - Provides that no person shall manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce any beverage container other than a returnable beverage container. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish such regulations as are necessary for the purpose of this Act. Sets forth penalties of up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to six months imprisonment for violation of provisions of this Act. Directs that the provisions of this Act shall be applicable, one year after passage, to metal cans with attached opening devices and to all other non-returnable containers three years after passage.
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Timeline
18 March 1975
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 March 1975
Sponsors
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hannaford, Mark W. [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Returnable Beverage Container Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/5084
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/5084
- us · 94-hr-5084 · source updated 2 September 2025