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S 3859 117th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

Introduced: March 17, 2022 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products).

What's happening now March 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3036 Related bill Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3859: Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3859/
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"S. 3859: Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3859/.
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S. 3859, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3859/.
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