3.0.0 1270 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z Senate S S 2011-06-23 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-23T20:29:34Z Responsible Electronics Recycling Act 112 2284 HR 2011-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Identical bill CRS 2011-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4173) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-06-23 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2011-06-23 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2012-03-19 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2012-05-08 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Business records Computers and information technology Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Materials Metals Research administration and funding Solid waste and recycling Trade restrictions Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-14T18:31:58Z Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or the European Union (EU), or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promulgate procedures for identifying certain electronic equipment as well as additional restricted toxic materials contained in such equipment which poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment; and (3) establish criminal penalties for knowingly exporting restricted electronic waste in violation of this Act. Allows certain exceptions to such export ban.

Defines "restricted electronic waste" to include electronic equipment (excluding parts of a motor vehicle), such as computers, televisions, printers, copiers, video game systems, telephones, and similar used electronic products, that contain cathode ray tubes, batteries, switches, and other parts containing lead, cadmium, mercury, organic solvents, hexavalent chromium, beryllium, or other toxic ingredients.

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require persons who handle restricted electronic wastes to permit appropriate EPA and state officials access to such wastes upon request.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the Rare Earth Materials Recycling Research Initiative to provide grants for research in the recycling of rare earth materials found in electronic devices.

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Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Display Title Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Introduced in Senate 2011-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1270is/xml/BILLS-112s1270is.xml 2011-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4173) 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.