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HRES 1298 111th Congress House

Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.

Introduced: April 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Consumer creditHazardous wastes and toxic substancesRetail and wholesale tradesSolid waste and recycling
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
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
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 Latest action April 22, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 22, 2010
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 22, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Apr 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1298: Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1298/
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"H. Res. 1298: Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1298/.
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