House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 15, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 15, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7228.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEVENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 110, June 15, 2020, Page H2398):Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 15, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7228, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7228
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7228, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
James Cooper (D-TN), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Francis Rooney (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens.
- H.R. 2397 (116th) American Manufacturing Leadership Act
- H.Res. 552 (116th) Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.
- H.R. 1665 (116th) Building Blocks of STEM Act
- H.R. 2605 (116th) PROTECT Act of 2019
- H.R. 7662 (116th) To modify certain requirements of LIHEAP for purposes of the use of certain funds appropriated in fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4669 (116th) Maximizing Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.