HR 5902
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply
MICRO Plastics Act of 2020
Introduced: February 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Mast, Brian J.
Republican
· Florida
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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 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Making Investments in Curbing the Ruinous Output of Plastics Act of 2020 or the MICRO Plastics Act of 2020
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that tests the efficacy and cost effectiveness of tools, technologies, and techniques to (1) remove microplastics from the environment, and (2) prevent the release of microplastics into the environment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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