US Congress House Bill 3237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include: development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse; capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs; partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or community outreach and public education programming. Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates. To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.

Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2015-07-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-07-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3237/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3237/BILLS-114hr3237ih.pdf