S. 1194 · 118th Congress

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

Introduced on Apr 19, 2023 by Thomas R. Carper (D-DE). 11 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 15, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 19, 2023
Cosponsors
11
5 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to improve recycling and composting programs in the United States, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental education
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • State and local government operations

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.

Thomas R. CarperD-DESponsor

Democrats · 5

Independents · 1

Republicans · 5

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. Apr 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 19, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. Apr 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Apr 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 118-708.
  5. Jun 22, 2023Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 118-42.
  6. Jun 22, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 118-42.
  7. Jun 22, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 105.
  8. Mar 12, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2368-2370)
  9. Mar 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Mar 12, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2369-2370)
  11. Mar 14, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  12. Mar 15, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  13. Mar 15, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

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. FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  2. PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.10 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  3. THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  4. Novelis Inc.9 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  6. PEPSICO, INC.8 reports
    $8.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PEPSICO BEVERAGE SALES, LLC$3.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  7. Energizer Holdings, Inc.7 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.$286.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. INTERNATIONAL PAPER7 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100%
  9. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.6 reports
    $112.9M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION5 reports
  11. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  12. BASF CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  13. CORN REFINERS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $990K reported (all issues)
  14. Consumer Brands Association (PKA: Grocery Manufacturers Association)5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  15. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC5 reports
    $204.2K reported (all issues)
  16. General Mills Services Inc. (fka General Mills)5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  17. Greif, Inc.5 reports
    $209.6K reported (all issues)
  18. INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  19. International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  20. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  21. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY5 reports
    $8.3M reported (all issues)
  22. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $4.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  23. NATIONAL WASTE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  24. Newman & Company5 reports
  25. Paper Recycling Coalition5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  26. PaperWorks Industries, Inc.5 reports
    $42.1K reported (all issues)
  27. Pratt Industries (USA), Inc.5 reports
    $332.9K reported (all issues)
  28. SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.5 reports
    $840K reported (all issues)
  29. THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANYAI match · 100%
  30. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  31. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  32. AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE (formerly known as The Soap & Detergent Association)4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  33. AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATION INC.4 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  34. AMERIPEN4 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  35. Mars, Incorporated4 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MARS WRIGLEY CONFECTIONERY US, LLC$819.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. YUM BRANDS INC.4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  37. Henkel of America Inc.3 reports
  38. IKEA US RETAIL LLC3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  39. S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.3 reports
    $238.1K reported (all issues)
  40. American Institute for Packaging and Environment (AMERIPEN)2 reports

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.