REDUCE Act of 2021
Summary
Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act of 2021 or the REDUCE Act of 2021 This bill imposes an excise tax on any taxable virgin plastic resin. The bill establishes a Plastic Waste Reduction Fund to carry out reduction and recycling activities, plastic waste and marine debris reduction, detection, monitoring, and cleanup activities, and address environmental justice and pollution impacts from plastic products.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 27, 2021
Last action Sep 28, 2021
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Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Sep 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
lower
Sep 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
lower
Sep 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Sep 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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