H. R. 9987
Introduced in House · July 31, 2026July 30, 2026
Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a standardized national database for tracking recyclable materials, recycling infrastructure capacity, material recovery outcomes, landfill diversion, geographic areas with limited access to recycling collection services and processing facilities, and extended producer responsibility program performance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act”.