H.R. 4109 · 119th Congress

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

Introduced on Jun 24, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO-2). 10 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 14, 2026): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 24, 2025
Cosponsors
10
3 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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  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 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
  • Government information and archives
  • Manufacturing
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • State and local government operations

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Joe NeguseD-CO-2Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. Jun 24, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 24, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 24, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 24, 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 by Voice Vote.

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
    $224K reported (all issues)
  2. TETRA PAK, INC.7 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN COATINGS ASSOCIATION INC.6 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE (formerly known as The Soap & Detergent Association)5 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  6. INTERNATIONAL PAPER5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100%
  7. PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  8. THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANYAI match · 100%
  9. THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP, INC.5 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  10. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow5 reports
    $6.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  11. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  12. AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION4 reports
  13. BASF CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  14. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $68.3M reported (all issues)
  15. IKEA US RETAIL LLC4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  16. LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY4 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  17. PEPSICO, INC.4 reports
    Federal contractor: PEPSICO BEVERAGE SALES, LLC$3.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  18. PPG INDUSTRIES INC.4 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.$8.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  20. International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)3 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  21. U.S. Composting Council3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  22. Paper Recycling Coalition2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  23. Goodwill Industries International, Inc.1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  24. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY1 report
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.