US Congress Senate Resolution 251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3-1)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-11-16 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7627-7628)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Expresses support for: (1) improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable material throughout the United States in order to create well-paying jobs, foster innovation and investment in recycling infrastructure, and stimulate the economy; (2) strengthening the U.S. manufacturing base in order to rebuild the domestic economy; (3) a competitive marketplace for recyclable materials; (4) the trade of recyclable commodities; (5) U.S. policies that promote recycling, that promote recyclable materials as essential economic commodities rather than wastes, that promote using recyclable materials as feedstock to produce new basic materials and finished products, and that establish the equitable treatment of recycled materials; (6) research and development of new technologies to more efficiently and effectively recycle materials, such as automobile shredder residue and cathode ray tubes, and of new technologies to remove materials that are impediments to recycling, such as radioactive material, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury-containing devices, and chlorofluorocarbons; (7) Design for Recycling to ensure that a good can be recycled safely and economically at the end of its useful life; and (8) the participation of U.S. households, businesses, and governmental entities in recycling programs. Recognizes that the U.S. scrap recycling industry is critical to the future of the United States.

A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-16	Senate	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7627-7628)
2011-11-16	Senate	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7627-7628)
2011-08-02	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5267-5268)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/251/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres251/BILLS-112sres251is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres251/BILLS-112sres251ats.pdf