SRES 412
100th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Biodegradation
Government Operations and Politics
Plastics
Refuse and refuse disposal
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with regard to the use of degradable products.
Introduced: April 19, 1988
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Became law
Oct 4, 1988
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1023.
Sep 30, 1988
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Burdick without amendment and an amended preamble. Without written report.
Sep 23, 1988
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 19, 1988
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 19, 1988
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency should encourage the use of biodegradable plastic bags and other degradable plastic applications; and (2) the General Services Administration should implement, when possible, the use of biodegradable bags and other degradable plastic products in its operations.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
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