House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Recycling and Composting Accountability Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 16, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4040.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEGUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 102, June 12, 2023, Page H2811):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Improve data on recycling and composting infrastructure in the U.S.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 131 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4040, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4040
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
20 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 16 Democrats
4 of 20 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), David Trone (D-MD), Susan Wild (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse.
- H.R. 1318 (118th) Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act
- H.R. 4385 (118th) Drought Preparedness Act
- H.R. 5770 (118th) Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act
- H.R. 7671 (118th) Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
- H.R. 1319 (118th) Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act
- H.R. 3562 (118th) Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.