Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6053
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2023-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Alcoholic beverages
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Cosmetics and personal care
Ecology
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Licensing and registrations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Manufacturing
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public participation and lobbying
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Retail and wholesale trades
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Water quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Introduced in House