United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 1298 (111th)
Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.
Introduced
22 April 2010
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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2 January 2025
Summary
Calls for states to: (1) establish targets for businesses to reduce distribution of plastic and paper bag use by 40% over the next five years; (2) encourage businesses to adopt consumer credit programs to promote reusable bag use; (3) educate the public about using reusable bags; and (4) facilitate the dissemination of best practices among businesses for reducing single-use retail bag consumption.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 April 2010
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/1298
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hres/1298