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<dc:title>119 HR 9293 IH: Reforming Cement Manufacturing for Enhanced Material Efficiency and New Technology Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2026-06-11</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 9293</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20260611">June 11, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="O000019">Mr. Obernolte</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that solid waste shall not include certain recovered materials and recovered resources, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H7B6E897AA7624B08B13D0A5771A3575E" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H0EFE2E679C044AC3BDCF4C1865B2C3C4" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Reforming Cement Manufacturing for Enhanced Material Efficiency and New Technology Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>ReCement Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H88181522503F43839A18CFBF1CCC8BF9"><enum>2.</enum><header>Alternative fuels regulatory reform</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6903">42 U.S.C. 6903(27)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="H8B851A2642194FE38FE4A9D721551E9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>does not include solid</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6A5750918C484B27BFAEAADF2888338E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include—</text> 
<subparagraph id="H6EFB3E1F68EE4B86A22989B5D6E11214"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solid</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6EFBB1B39AC94C5C9199BA532773AFC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>sewage, or solid</quote> and inserting</text> 
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5F4A519A6F374503B5CF1991957ED81E" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sewage;</text> <subparagraph id="H45EEA31E8DC7417CAFA823D4E82E0E9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solid</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H61B4A5CE576B4750954B6014CFF13E3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>880), or source</quote> and inserting</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8FEA2E258CB2490DBBD3AFE200A8F33C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">880);</text>
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                        <enum>(C)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">source</text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2D2578155C84B7F85723DE7A8AFBF76"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>923).</quote> and inserting <quote>923);</quote>; and</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="HDCE42851A7C5459A8C2B6FDFDEE6DAF5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H21250C41D40448F89201D815FEE737BE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HF812662EB2D74C67BE3AA41F71FC2D19"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any non-hazardous secondary materials determined to be non-waste pursuant to part 241 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act; or</text>
                    </subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H074FD53D89724A5F938F75EA2B5A8CFA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recovered material or recovered resource—</text> <clause id="HE32FE43991C44CB69841E9BB1FEF73C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that would not be identified as a hazardous waste if such recovered material or recovered resource were to be discarded; and</text></clause> 
<clause id="H3BC4E86673C84ECBB19FB6BD0E7AAEFD"><enum>(ii)</enum> 
<subclause id="H5020CCF00A6D437BBA2D77E0CC6AE05C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is used as an ingredient or fuel in place of a traditional ingredient or fuel in the manufacture of cement or clinker, provided that the recovered material or recovered resource is managed as a valuable commodity prior to such use;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5CBEEFB8BB3C4546AC1B479AE0E1130F" indent="up1"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is managed within the control of the generator and meets the legitimacy criteria under part 241 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act;</text>
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<subclause id="H1487285E30F0467594AB5DCB51613DCE" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is an ingredient and meets the legitimacy criteria described in subclause (II); or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H40E2576632134F96BB31845C80B77650" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that was discarded but is processed prior to use as an ingredient or fuel and meets the legitimacy criteria described in subclause (II).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> 
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