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HR 4561 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Parks, recreation areas, trails Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

Introduced: December 13, 2023 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

This bill directs the National Park Service to establish a program for the National Park System to reduce disposable plastic products and, if applicable, eliminate the sale and distribution of disposable plastic products.

Each regional office of the National Park Service must eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic products and the sale and distribution of other disposable plastic products after consideration of several specified factors (e.g., the costs and benefits to overall operations).

Each regional office must develop a proactive visitor education strategy to address visitor expectations of water availability and explain the rationale for the program and its implementation.

What's happening now July 11, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Cosponsors 59
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2024
Nickel, Wiley
· Jul 24, 2024
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 11, 2024
Trone, David
· Jun 28, 2024
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 25, 2024
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2024
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 31, 2024
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Dec 13, 2023
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 26, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 26, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 26, 2023
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 26, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 19, 2023
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 19, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 19, 2023
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 12, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2023
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Sep 8, 2023
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 8, 2023
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 8, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Aug 8, 2023
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2023
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Levin, Mike
California · Jul 25, 2023
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Jul 14, 2023
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 14, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 12, 2023
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 11, 2023
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 11, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 11, 2023
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 11, 2023
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 11, 2023
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 11, 2023
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jul 11, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2023
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jul 11, 2023
D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 11, 2023
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 11, 2023
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jul 11, 2023
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 11, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 11, 2023
D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jul 11, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 11, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 11, 2023
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 11, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 11, 2023
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 11, 2023
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 11, 2023
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 11, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2023
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4561: Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4561/
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"H.R. 4561: Reducing Waste in National Parks Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4561/.
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H.R. 4561, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4561/.
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