To restrict certain exports of electronic waste.
Latest action · Jun 2, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or the European Union, or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), annually, to identify countries that permit trade in used electronic equipment and parts; and (3) impose criminal penalties for knowingly exporting restricted electronic waste in violation of this Act. Allows certain exceptions to such export ban.
Defines "restricted electronic waste" to include electronic equipment, such as computers, televisions, printers, copiers, video players, and similar used electronic products, that contain circuit boards and other parts containing mercury or polychlorinated biphenyls, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, or lead and cathode ray tubes and batteries containing lead and other toxic ingredients.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Jun 11, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 11, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 21, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 2, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
- May 21, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-62 | IT PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL: APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S GREEN POLICIES IN THE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF IT ASSETS132 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Oct 27, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40850 | Managing Electronic Waste: Issues with Exporting E-Waste Archived | Report | Sep 27, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To restrict certain exports of electronic waste.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
