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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act

H.R. 1695Introduced Mar 18, 1987Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. James Jeffords R-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 26, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 22 Democrats

22 of 26 cosponsors (85%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), William Ford (D-MI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Paul Henry (R-MI), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Dale Kildee (D-MI), George Leland (D-TX), Matthew McHugh (D-NY), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), James Scheuer (D-NY), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Stephen Solarz (D-NY), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Foto Sunia (D-AS), Thomas Tauke (R-IA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Jeffords.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress · VT at-large district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.