A bill to require that plastic ring carrier devices be degradable.

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Introduced

28 July 1988

Last action

4 October 1988 · Reported

Status

House Incorporated this Measure in S.1986 as an Amendment.

Summary

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require, within two years of this Act's enactment, if feasible, that plastic ring carriers (such as those on canned beverage six-packs) which are capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife be made of naturally degradable material.

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Timeline

28 July 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 1988
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 1988
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Source: Committee
2 August 1988
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
2 August 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Source: Committee
2 August 1988
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce, EPA.
Source: Committee
4 August 1988
Reported
Ordered to be Reported.
Source: Committee
4 August 1988
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
8 August 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Source: Committee
15 September 1988
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Source: Committee
15 September 1988
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 September 1988
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-946 (Part I).
Source: Committee
22 September 1988
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-946 (Part I).
Source: Committee
28 September 1988
Reported
Ordered to be Reported.
Source: Committee
28 September 1988
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
4 October 1988
Floor
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
4 October 1988
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 621.
Source: Calendars
4 October 1988
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-946 (Part II).
Source: Committee
4 October 1988
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-946 (Part II).
Source: Committee

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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 4 October 1988
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 1988
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Related records

related to → A bill to enlarge the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
related to ← Plastic Pollution Control Act of 1987

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5117
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/5117
us · 100-hr-5117 · source updated 5 February 2024