HR 4201 101th Congress House Taxation Environmental Protection Excise tax Imports Paper and paper products Pollution taxes Recycling of waste products

Paper Recycling Standards Act of 1990

Introduced: March 6, 1990 See on congress.gov

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Mar 6, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 6, 1990

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Paper Recycling Standards Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on nonrecycled writing paper, tissue paper, packing paper, and paperboard products sold by the manufacturer or importer.

What's happening now March 6, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Mar 22, 1990

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4201: Paper Recycling Standards Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4201/

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"H.R. 4201: Paper Recycling Standards Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4201/.

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H.R. 4201, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4201/.

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