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 See on congress.gov

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In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 4, 1988

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Apr 19, 1988

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 412: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with regard to the use of degradable products.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SRES-412/

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