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HR 9388 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

Protecting Communities from Plastics Act

Introduced: December 1, 2022 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 2, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, 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

Protecting Communities from Plastics Act

This bill sets forth a variety of requirements and incentives to reduce the production and use of plastics and other petrochemicals, including by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a temporary pause on certain new permits for petrochemical facilities under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

What's happening now December 2, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5163 Related bill Protecting Communities from Plastics Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 11
Bush, Cori
· Dec 8, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 1, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Dec 1, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Dec 1, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 1, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 1, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Dec 1, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9388: Protecting Communities from Plastics Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9388/
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"H.R. 9388: Protecting Communities from Plastics Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9388/.
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H.R. 9388, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9388/.
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