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H.R. 5533 · 117th Congress

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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32 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill directs the National Park Service to establish a program for the National Park System to reduce disposable plastic products and, if applicable, eliminate the sale and distribution of disposable plastic products.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 8, 2021

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

This bill directs the National Park Service to establish a program for the National Park System to reduce disposable plastic products and, if applicable, eliminate the sale and distribution of disposable plastic products.

Each regional office of the National Park Service must eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic products and the sale and distribution of other disposable plastic products after consideration of several specified factors (e.g., the costs and benefits to overall operations).

Each regional office must develop a proactive visitor education strategy to address visitor expectations of water availability and explain the rationale for the program and its implementation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

Latest action (Oct 14, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 8, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.