S 2645
117th Congress
Senate
Taxation
REDUCE Act of 2021
Introduced: August 5, 2021
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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