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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2821" measure-id="id117hr2821" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-22" update-date="2021-10-07">
        <title>Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2821v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-10-07">
            <action-date>2021-04-22</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes the Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Program to improve the global competitiveness of the U.S. plastics recycling industry and to mitigate any harmful effects of plastic waste on the environment. The bill also provides for an interagency committee to coordinate agency activity in support of the program. </p>]]></summary-text>
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        <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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