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HR 1201 102th Congress House

Recycled Paper Procurement Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to strengthen the standards for Federal procurement of recycled paper and to clarify that Federal procurement standards f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to strengthen the standards for Federal procurement of recycled paper and to clarify that Federal procurement standards for recycled paper are applicable to the Congress.

Introduced: June 18, 1991 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection CongressGovernment procurementPaper and paper productsRecycling of waste products
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Became law
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recycled Paper Procurement Act of 1991 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that a requirement that federally-procured items over $10,000 be composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable shall not apply (with respect to the $10,000 amount) to paper procured by the Congress.

Requires, by FY 1993, at least 50 percent of the paper purchased by procuring agencies to be recycled paper.

Provides that a decision not to procure recycled paper may be made only if such paper: (1) is not available within a reasonable period of time; (2) fails to meet specified performance standards; or (3) is available only at an unreasonable price.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Independent 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 18, 1991
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 10, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 20, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 5, 1991
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 28, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1201: Recycled Paper Procurement Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1201/
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"H.R. 1201: Recycled Paper Procurement Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1201/.
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H.R. 1201, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1201/.
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