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HR 2319 103th Congress House

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government to use recycled paper.

Introduced: June 24, 1993 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Government procurementPaper and paper productsRecycling of waste products
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Became law
Jun 22, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
May 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 27, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 22, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require all Federal agencies to use printing and writing paper containing at least ten percent postconsumer material.

Authorizes Federal agencies that are in compliance with such requirement to use any monies received from the sale of materials collected for recycling for activities within their legal authority.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 7, 1993
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 6, 1993
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· Aug 6, 1993
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 1, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 24, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 27, 1993
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 27, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· May 27, 1993
QUINN, JACK
· May 27, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2319: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government to use recycled paper.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2319/
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"H.R. 2319: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government to use recycled paper.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2319/.
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H.R. 2319, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2319/.
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