H.R. 6159 · 118th Congress

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023

Introduced on Nov 1, 2023 by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1). 30 cosponsors, 17 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 14, 2023): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5674)

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 1, 2023
Cosponsors
30
17 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Industrial facilities
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Solid waste and recycling

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mariannette Miller-MeeksR-IA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Nov 1, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Nov 3, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  5. Nov 14, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5674)

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BALL CORPORATION9 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99%
  2. AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. Novelis Inc.7 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  5. Consumer Brands Association (PKA: Grocery Manufacturers Association)5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  6. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC5 reports
    $204.2K reported (all issues)
  7. Greif, Inc.5 reports
    $209.6K reported (all issues)
  8. Newman & Company5 reports
  9. Paper Recycling Coalition5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  10. PaperWorks Industries, Inc.5 reports
    $42.1K reported (all issues)
  11. Pratt Industries (USA), Inc.5 reports
    $332.9K reported (all issues)
  12. THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  13. THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANYAI match · 100%
  14. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  15. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL4 reports
    $22.1M reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE (formerly known as The Soap & Detergent Association)4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERIPEN4 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  18. ARCONIC CORPORATION4 reports
    $858K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARCONIC CORPORATION$2.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY4 reports
    $6.8M reported (all issues)
  20. YUM BRANDS INC.4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  21. IKEA US RETAIL LLC3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  22. NATIONAL WASTE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  23. S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.3 reports
    $238.1K reported (all issues)
  24. SNAC International3 reports
  25. THE HERSHEY COMPANY3 reports
    $341K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HERSHEY COMPANY (THE)$481K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow3 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  27. Ball Corporation (including Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.)2 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 100%
  28. General Mills Services Inc. (fka General Mills)2 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  29. INTERNATIONAL PAPER2 reports
    Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100%
  30. Knauf Insulation, Inc.2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  31. PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.2 reports
  32. American Institute for Packaging and Environment (AMERIPEN)1 report
  33. BASF CORPORATION1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  34. BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (Nestle Waters North America)1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  35. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $19.3M reported (all issues)
  36. Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  37. PEPSICO, INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: PEPSICO BEVERAGE SALES, LLC$3.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  38. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP, INC.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.