HR 2791 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Responsible Electronics Recycling Act

Introduced Jul 23, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Gene Green D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - 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 (OECD) or the European Union (EU), or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promulgate procedures for identifying certain electronic equipment as well as additional restricted toxic materials contained in such equipment which poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment; and (3) establish 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 (excluding parts of a motor vehicle), such as computers, televisions, printers, copiers, video game systems, telephones, and similar used electronic products, that contain cathode ray tubes, batteries, switches, and other parts containing lead, cadmium, mercury, organic solvents, hexavalent chromium, beryllium, or other toxic ingredients.

Requires persons who handle restricted electronic wastes to permit appropriate EPA and state officials access to such wastes upon request.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive research application program to provide grants for research in the recovering and recycling of critical minerals and rare earth elements found in electronic devices.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2013 to Jul 8, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJul 23, 2013
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJul 23, 2013
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJul 23, 2013
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 23, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalJul 23, 2013
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOct 10, 2013
R-INSusan W. BrooksOct 10, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdNov 12, 2013
R-MIDan BenishekNov 12, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonNov 12, 2013
R-FLRichard B. NugentNov 12, 2013
R-PABill ShusterNov 13, 2013
R-NVMark E. AmodeiNov 14, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaNov 19, 2013
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonNov 19, 2013
R-NCRichard HudsonNov 21, 2013
R-CAJeff DenhamDec 10, 2013
R-PATim MurphyDec 19, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaMar 4, 2014
R-AKDon YoungMar 11, 2014
R-MIMike RogersMar 26, 2014
D-NJRush HoltJul 8, 2014

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  2. Sep 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  3. Jul 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
  4. Jul 23, 2013Introduced in House
  5. Jul 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2090Responsible Electronics Recycling ActIdentical billMar 6, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

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  1. Jul 23, 2013Introduced in House

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