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HR 5389 117th Congress House Taxation

REDUCE Act of 2021

Introduced: September 27, 2021 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Sep 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Sep 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act of 2021 or the REDUCE Act of 2021

This bill imposes an excise tax on any taxable virgin plastic resin.

The bill establishes a Plastic Waste Reduction Fund to carry out reduction and recycling activities, plastic waste and marine debris reduction, detection, monitoring, and cleanup activities, and address environmental justice and pollution impacts from plastic products.

What's happening now September 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2645 Identical bill REDUCE Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 8, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 12, 2021
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 21, 2021
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 15, 2021
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5389: REDUCE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5389/
MLA
"H.R. 5389: REDUCE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5389/.
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H.R. 5389, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5389/.
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[H.R. 5389: REDUCE Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5389/)
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