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Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020

Introduced: September 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 17, 2020
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Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement research, development, and demonstration programs to (1) accelerate innovation in energy-efficient recyclable plastics, next-generation plastics, and composites recycling and upcycling strategies and technologies; and (2) support the development of advanced materials for batteries and innovative technologies to reclaim and recycle critical materials from advanced and lithium-ion based battery technologies used in consumer electronics, defense, stationary storage, and transportation applications.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 17, 2020
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8297: Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8297/
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"H.R. 8297: Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8297/.
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H.R. 8297, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8297/.
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