HR 1165 108th Congress House

National Computer Recycling Act

Official title: To establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the de… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2003 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection Administrative feesCommerceComputer industryComputers

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CongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceElectronic commerceElectronicsElectronics industryEnvironmental healthGovernmental investigationsGrants-in-aidHazardous wastesHealthInternetLabelingLandfillsLawNonprofit organizationsPackagingRaw materialsRecycling industryRecycling of waste productsRefuse and refuse disposalScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareTechnological innovationsTransportation and Public WorksTransportation of hazardous substancesVideo display terminals

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Became law

Mar 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Mar 6, 2003

Introduced in House

Mar 6, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Latest action March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Computer Recycling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after submitting to Congress a study of waste materials in used computers that may be hazardous to human health or the environment, to require assessment of a fee on the sale to an end-user of any computer, monitor, or other designated electronic devices.

Requires fees collected to be used for administration of this Act and grants for: (1) collecting or processing used computers, monitors, or other devices for recycling; (2) reusing or reselling such articles; and (3) extracting and using, or selling for reuse, raw materials from such articles.

Requires reports to Congress on the status of computer recycling, which shall include descriptions of fee collection and use.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 9

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 9, 2004

Bordallo, Madeleine

· Mar 6, 2003

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Mar 6, 2003

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Mar 6, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Mar 6, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2003

QUINN, JACK

· Mar 6, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 6, 2003

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Mar 6, 2003

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