H.R. 2145 · 119th Congress

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025

Introduced on Mar 14, 2025 by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1). 31 cosponsors, 20 of them from another party. Latest action (May 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 14, 2025
Cosponsors
31
20 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 · 20

Republicans · 11

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. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 14, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 14, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  5. May 14, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. May 14, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. May 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. May 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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 ASSOCIATION12 reports
    $269.5K reported (all issues)
  2. BALL CORPORATION11 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP.AI match · 99%
  3. THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION11 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  4. Paper Recycling Coalition10 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  5. TETRA PAK, INC.9 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  7. PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.7 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL6 reports
    $25.2M reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATION INC.6 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  11. ARCONIC CORPORATION6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARCONIC CORPORATION$2.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. General Mills Services Inc. (fka General Mills)6 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  13. INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  14. INTERNATIONAL PAPER6 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100%
  15. International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  16. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY6 reports
    $7.3M reported (all issues)
  17. Ocean Conservancy6 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  18. PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE6 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  19. S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.6 reports
    $557.5K reported (all issues)
  20. THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY6 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANYAI match · 100%
  21. THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP, INC.6 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  22. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow6 reports
    $8.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  23. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.6 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  24. AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE (formerly known as The Soap & Detergent Association)5 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  25. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $87.7M reported (all issues)
  26. IKEA US RETAIL LLC5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  27. BASF CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  28. GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC4 reports
    $167.8K reported (all issues)
  29. Greif, Inc.4 reports
    $146.2K reported (all issues)
  30. Newman & Company4 reports
  31. PPG INDUSTRIES INC.4 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.$8.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  32. PaperWorks Industries, Inc.4 reports
    $32K reported (all issues)
  33. Pratt Industries (USA), Inc.3 reports
    $208K reported (all issues)
  34. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY3 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION2 reports
  36. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.2 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)
  37. Novelis Inc.2 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  38. Goodwill Industries International, Inc.1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.