U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7502: Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Recognition of mass balance accounting for recycled content claims. Sec. 4. Recycled content claims. Sec. 5. Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission. Sec. 6. Preemption. Sec. 7. Savings provision. SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Competent and reliable scientific evidence The term competent and reliable scientific evidence means any test, analysis, research, or study that-- (A) has been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by an expert in the relevant field; (B) is generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results; and (C) is sufficient in quality and quantity based on standards generally accepted in the relevant scientific fields to substantiate that a representation is true when considered in light of the entire body of relevant scientific evidence. (3) Mass balance accounting The term mass balance accounting means a valid chain-of-custody …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Langworthy (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, HD-034)
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Dan Crenshaw (R, HD-002)
- Marc Veasey (D, HD-033)
- Henry Cuellar (D, HD-028)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
- Troy Balderson (R, HD-012)
- Jeff Hurd (R, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 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 Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Marketing and advertising, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Civil actions and liability, Manufacturing, Environmental Protection, Solid waste and recycling, Industrial policy and productivity
Common questions
- What is HB7502?
- HB7502 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026.
- What does HB7502 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB7502?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 0. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7502?
- Nicholas Langworthy (R, HD-023), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7502?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7502
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