3.0.0 2941 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z 2022-10-28T01:46:11Z Senate S 2019-11-21 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-21T19:24:19Z RECYCLE Act 116 5906 HR 2020-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2019-11-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-11-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-11-21 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-11-21 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-11-21 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-11-21 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-12-04 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-12-04 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-12-12 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-12-17 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-01-07 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-01-14 False Environmental Protection Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Environmental education Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Solid waste and recycling Teaching, teachers, curricula Environmental Protection 00 2019-11-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-08T19:11:29Z Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019 or the RECYCLE Act

This bill provides support for recycling programs.

Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to award grants to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach.

In addition, the EPA must develop a model recycling program toolkit for states, Native American tribes, and local governments.

Finally, the bill specifies that the EPA's review of its federal procurement guidelines for purchasing certain recycled materials and items made with such materials must occur at least once every five years.

]]> RECYCLE Act Display Title RECYCLE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced RECYCLE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Recycling Enhancements to Collection and Yield through Consumer Learning and Education Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2941is/xml/BILLS-116s2941is.xml 2019-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.