HRES 1298 · 111th Congress · Environmental Protection

Encouraging efforts to reduce the use of paper and plastic bags.

Introduced 2010-04-22· Sponsored by Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2010-04-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Calls for states to: (1) establish targets for businesses to reduce distribution of plastic and paper bag use by 40% over the next five years; (2) encourage businesses to adopt consumer credit programs to promote reusable bag use; (3) educate the public about using reusable bags; and (4) facilitate the dissemination of best practices among businesses for reducing single-use retail bag consumption.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats