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HR 1405 102th Congress House Environmental Protection Marketing research Materials management Recycling of waste products

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial and technical assistance to State, regional, and local agencies for the development of markets for recovered resources.

Introduced: March 12, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 12, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants and provide technical assistance to State, regional, or local agencies for the purpose of developing markets for recovered resources. Limits: (1) the Federal share of such grants; and (2) the total grant amount for any single grant recipient. Prohibits more than 15 percent of the total amount of funds authorized to be appropriated for such activities to be for projects in any one State.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 25, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 15, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1405: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial and technical assistance to State, regional, and local agencies for the development of markets for recovered resources.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1405/
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"H.R. 1405: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial and technical assistance to State, regional, and local agencies for the development of markets for recovered resources.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1405/.
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H.R. 1405, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1405/.
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