HR 1034
115th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Educational facilities and institutions
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Infrastructure development
Manufacturing
Racial and ethnic relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017
Introduced: February 14, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 14, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention, reuse, and recycling tactics and operations. Applicants must set specific waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste. Zero waste is a goal to guide people towards emulating sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.
The EPA must convene an annual conference for grantees and other stakeholders to learn about moving toward a zero waste goal.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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