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HR 3737 101th Congress House Taxation Environmental Protection Excise tax Government trust funds Manufacturing industries Pollution taxes Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain uses of virgin materials and to establish a trust fund for recycling assistance and solid waste management planning.

Introduced: November 19, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 24, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 11, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 19, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the use of virgin materials in the manufacture or production of taxable products.

Establishes the Recycling Assistance and Solid Waste Management Planning Trust Fund to support certain programs under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Provides for financing the trust fund with the excise tax on the use of virgin materials.

What's happening now January 25, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 19, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 19, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3737: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain uses of virgin materials and to establish a trust fund for recycling assistance and solid waste management planning.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3737/
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"H.R. 3737: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain uses of virgin materials and to establish a trust fund for recycling assistance and solid waste management planning.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3737/.
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H.R. 3737, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3737/.
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