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HR 3463 101th Congress House Environmental Protection Aluminum Glass and glass industry Government procurement Paper and paper products Plastics Recycling of waste products

To require the Federal Government to recycle bottles, cans, paper, and plastics and to provide a price preference for the purchase by the Federal Government of goods made of recycled material.

Introduced: October 12, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Oct 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing.
Oct 17, 1989
See H.Res.104.
Oct 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Oct 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Oct 12, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires each Federal instrumentality to: (1) implement a program for recycling glass bottles, aluminum cans, paper, and plastics that are disposed of in the operation of the Government; and (2) procure goods composed of recycled materials unless the price of such goods exceeds by more than ten percent the price of alternative products.

What's happening now October 19, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 104 Procedurally related Requiring the Architect of the Capitol to establish and implement a voluntary program for recycling paper disposed of i…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 7, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 7, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3463: To require the Federal Government to recycle bottles, cans, paper, and plastics and to provide a price preference for the purchase by the Federal Government of goods made of recycled material.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3463/
MLA
"H.R. 3463: To require the Federal Government to recycle bottles, cans, paper, and plastics and to provide a price preference for the purchase by the Federal Government of goods made of recycled material.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3463/.
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H.R. 3463, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3463/.
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