Senate bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2022
- Committee actionApr 7, 2022
- Passed SenateJul 28, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 2, 2022 — By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-137.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 3743.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act” on November 10, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the Senate on July 28, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 10, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58762
- CBO publication date
- November 10, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3743, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b160461515500d73795b690624c5d61660ad0ebfd5b7e65d1a2b2895df28fb4d
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 117-137 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on April 28, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/SRPT/137
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 3743, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3743
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b160461515500d73795b690624c5d61660ad0ebfd5b7e65d1a2b2895df28fb4d
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 3743, last updated September 8, 2026. 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
11 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 11 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Angus King (I-ME), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thomas Carper.
- S. 1116 (117th) Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022
- S. 3650 (117th) PLUM Act of 2022
- S. 1931 (117th) Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
- S. 4136 (117th) Water Resources Development Act of 2022
- S.Res. 49 (117th) An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- S. 51 (117th) Washington, D.C. Admission 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.