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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

S. 1926Introduced Jun 2, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: A bill to encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 9, 2025 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.

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 — 10 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.