House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023

H.R. 6053Introduced Oct 25, 2023Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 25, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 18, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6053.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUFFMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 176, October 25, 2023, Page H5107):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Plastic Pollution and Remediation
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 25, 2023 ↗
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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

89 cosponsors — 89 Democrats

0 of 89 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 59 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jared Huffman.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-2 district

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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.