HRES 1298
111th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Consumer credit
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Retail and wholesale trades
Solid waste and recycling
Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.
Introduced: April 22, 2010
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Became law
Apr 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 22, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E627-628)
Apr 22, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls for states to: (1) establish targets for businesses to reduce distribution of plastic and paper bag use by 40% over the next five years; (2) encourage businesses to adopt consumer credit programs to promote reusable bag use; (3) educate the public about using reusable bags; and (4) facilitate the dissemination of best practices among businesses for reducing single-use retail bag consumption.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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