3.0.0 2091 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z 2023-01-11T13:19:31Z House H HR 2009-04-23 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-29T19:08:24Z Referred to 2009-04-23T14:04:41Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-23T14:04:39Z 2009-04-29 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2009-04-23 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-04-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E947-948) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 N Taxation Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Retail and wholesale trades Sales and excise taxes Solid waste and recycling Taxation 00 2009-04-23 Introduced in House 2009-05-15T18:53:11Z Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require retailers to pay an excise tax on single-use carryout bags. Allows refunds of such tax for retailers who have a program for recycling such bags.

Establishes in the Treasury the Single-Use Carryout Bag Trust Fund to hold tax revenues generated by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments from such Trust Fund into the land and water conservation fund provided for in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of this Act in reducing the use of single-use carryout bags.

]]> Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009 Display Title Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a retail tax on single-use carryout bags, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Plastic Bag Reduction Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2091ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2091ih.xml 2009-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.