PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 1194 (118th)

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

19 April 2023

Last action

15 March 2024 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Shelley Capito, John Boozman, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Christopher Coons, Angus King, Jeff Merkley, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sheldon Whitehouse, Chuck Grassley, Mike Crapo, Susan Collins

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

24 March 2026

Environment

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act This bill establishes data collection and reporting requirements concerning composting and recycling programs. Specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must issue several reports related to composting and recycling, including a report on the capability of the United States to implement a national composting strategy in order to reduce contamination rates for recycling. The EPA must also inventory certain facilities that recycle residential materials and describe the materials that the facilities can process; collect data related to curbside and drop-off recycling and composting programs in order to establish a comprehensive baseline of data for the U.S. recycling system; and develop and disseminate best practices that states, local governments, and Indian tribes may use to enhance recycling and composting. The EPA must also develop a metric for determining the proportion of recyclable materials in commercial and municipal waste streams that is being diverted from circular markets, which are markets that utilize industrial processes and economic activities to enable post-industrial and post-consumer materials used in those processes and activities to maintain their highest values for as long as possible. After developing the metric, the EPA must then study the proportion of recyclable materials in such waste streams that were diverted from those markets in the prior ten years. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the recycling practices of federal agencies.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 19 April 2023

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 April 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 June 2023

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 22 June 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 118-42.

    Source: Committee

  6. 22 June 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 118-42.

    Source: Committee

  7. 12 March 2024

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2368-2370)

    Source: Floor

  8. 12 March 2024

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  9. 14 March 2024

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  10. 15 March 2024

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  11. 15 March 2024

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

9 official files

Engrossed in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.