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SRES 296 118th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Commemorative events and holidays Marine pollution Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling

A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".

Introduced: July 13, 2023 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jul 13, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2465)
Jul 13, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution designates July 2023 as Plastic Pollution Action Month.

What's happening now July 13, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2465)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 584 Identical bill Expressing support for the designation of July as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".
  • SRES 763 Related bill A resolution designating July 2024 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 20, 2023
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 296: A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-296/
MLA
"S. Res. 296: A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-296/.
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S. Res. 296, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-296/.
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[S. Res. 296: A resolution designating July 2023 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-296/)
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