S 3306
116th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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