House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act
Sponsor: Rep. Haley Stevens D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2821.
- 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. 167, No. 70, April 22, 2021, Page H2109):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 22, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2821, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2821
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5484f400557f79ae5d824292dfc65ad36c59c24e55ad8fd71e329b6cb03c593c
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. 2821, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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
8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), David Joyce (R-OH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens.
- H.R. 7903 (117th) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the "Major General…
- H.Res. 336 (117th) Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan.
- H.R. 847 (117th) Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
- H.R. 4609 (117th) National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
- H.R. 3855 (117th) Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021
- H.R. 7543 (117th) Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.