United States · Bill · S
S. 244 (101st)
Agricultural Commodity-Based Plastics Development Act of 1989
Introduced
25 January 1989
Last action
25 January 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Agricultural Commodity-Based Plastics Development Act of 1989 - Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to encourage the development and use of degradable agricultural commodity-based plastics through a system of preferential Government procurement. Authorizes FY 1990 through 1992 appropriations to pay the difference in costs between conventional products and degradable plastic products. Directs the Administrator to establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities under this Act. Requires annual reports to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning research into new non-food uses for agricultural commodities.
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Timeline
25 January 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/244
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/244
- us · 101-s-244 · source updated 26 August 2025