3.0.0 3977 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z House HR 2015-11-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOWENTHAL:H.R. 3977.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H8154]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-13T21:38:56Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-13T21:38:39Z Referred to 2015-11-05T14:01:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-11-05T14:01:20Z 2015-11-13 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-11-13 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-11-05 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 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-11-05 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 2015-11-05 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 N B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2015-11-05 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-11-05 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2015-11-05 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-11-05 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-11-05 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-11-16 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2015-11-17 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2016-02-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-02-23 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2016-03-02 False Taxation Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Retail and wholesale trades Sales and excise taxes Solid waste and recycling Taxation 00 2015-11-05 Introduced in House 2015-12-22T14:43:50Z Trash Reduction Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require retailers to pay a $0.10 excise tax on each carryout bag provided to a consumer. A "carryout bag" means a bag of any material, commonly plastic or kraft paper, which is provided to a consumer at the point of sale to carry or cover purchases, merchandise, or other items. Reusable bags and certain other bags used for specified purposes are exempt from such tax.

The bill allows retailers who establish a qualified plastic carryout bag recycling program a rebate for each recyclable bag used by the retailer.

The bill establishes the Carryout Bag Trust Fund to hold tax revenues generated by this Act and directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments from such Trust Fund for the qualified plastic carryout bag recycling program and to the Land and Water Conservation Fund established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.

The Government Accountability Office must study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of this Act in reducing the use of carryout bags and encouraging recycling of such bags.

]]> Trash Reduction Act of 2015 Display Title Trash Reduction Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a retail tax on carryout bags, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Trash Reduction Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3977ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3977ih.xml 2015-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.