HR 2998 119th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

Introduced: September 16, 2025 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Apr 24, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Apr 24, 2025

Introduced in House

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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 April 24, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
for COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING · Ohio · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
for COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING · Ohio · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
for COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING · Ohio · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
for ASURION LLC · Tennessee · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
for COALITION FOR AMERICAN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING · Ohio · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
for ASURION LLC · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 7

Garbarino, Andrew R.

New York · Feb 11, 2026

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Sep 16, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · Sep 16, 2025

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Sep 16, 2025

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Aug 5, 2025

Tonko, Paul

New York · Jul 29, 2025

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · Apr 24, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2998: Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2998/

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"H.R. 2998: Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2998/.

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H.R. 2998, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2998/.

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