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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study and make recommendations to the Congress with respect to the development of uniform standards and definitions of plastic degradability.

H.R. 4332Introduced Mar 21, 1990Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. James Courter R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 2, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation 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

12 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 12 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Gary Condit (D-CA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Marilyn Lloyd (D-TN), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Donald Sundquist (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Courter.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-12 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.