US Congress House Bill 4636 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 30 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-30 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to prioritize and advance global efforts to prevent and reduce marine debris and plastic waste. The State Department and the USAID are authorized to work with private-sector and nongovernmental entities to complement such efforts. The bill also authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to establish an initiative to pursue investment opportunities to address plastic waste pollution and support improved waste management systems in developing countries.

PLASTICS Act Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for International Cleaner Seas Act

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]
Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-30	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2020-11-18	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-11-18	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5911-5912)
2020-11-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4636.
2020-11-18	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5911-5913)
2020-11-18	House	Mr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-10-01	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-10-01	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-10-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4636/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4636/BILLS-116hr4636ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4636/BILLS-116hr4636eh.pdf