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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act

H.R. 586Introduced Jan 20, 1989Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Henry R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

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

100 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 77 Democrats

77 of 100 cosponsors (77%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Bob Carr (D-MI), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), George Crockett (D-MI), Robert Davis (R-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) and 70 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Henry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-5 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.