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H.R. 9987 119th Congress House

Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a standardized national database for t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a standardized national database for tracking recyclable materials, recycling infrastructure capacity, material recovery outcomes, landfill diversion, geographic areas with limited access to recycling collection services and processing facilities, and extended producer responsibility program performance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2026 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9987: Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9987/
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"H.R. 9987: Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9987/.
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H.R. 9987, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9987/.
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[H.R. 9987: Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9987/)
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