U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB2145: Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025
Status: In committee, May 21, 2026
To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, March 14, 2025:
A BILL To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Curbside recycling The term curbside recycling means the process by which residential recyclable materials are picked up curbside. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means-- (A) a State (as defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6903 )); (B) a unit of local government; (C) an Indian Tribe; and (D) a public-private partnership. (4) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (5) Materials recovery facility (A) In general The term materials recovery facility means a recycling facility where primarily residential recyclables, which are diverted from disposal by a generator and collected separately from municipal solid waste, are mechanically or manually sorted into commodities for further processing into specification-grade commodities for sale to end users. (B) Exclusion The term materials recovery facility does not include a solid waste management facility that may …
Sponsors
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Rebecca Sherrill (D, HD-NJ-11)
- David Joyce (R, HD-OH-14)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Jennifer McClellan (D, HD-004)
- Doris Matsui (D)
- Austin Scott (R, HD-GA-8)
- Haley Stevens (D, HD-011)
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Robert Bresnahan (R, HD-PA-8)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Industrial facilities, Environmental Protection, Solid waste and recycling, Intergovernmental relations, Government studies and investigations, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB2145?
- HB2145 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025.
- What does HB2145 do?
- In its own words: To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB2145?
- In committee as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0. (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2145?
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2145?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2145
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