Microplastics Safety Act

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R.7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6832, PACK Act, all provisions Bills that have not been introduced in the House: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act S.5674, Recycled Materials Attribution Act, all provisions, Curtis S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026, specifically, opposition to section 9004; to create uniform standards for the labeling of bio-attributed plastic, bio-attributed product, biobased plastic, and plant-based product Bills that have not been introduced in the Senate: -Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act -Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ENV Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska and oppose oil and gas development in the Refuge and the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf Support legislation to support the development of renewable thermal technologies, including expansion of the investment tax credit and Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R. 4109) - support Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act (H.R. 2145) - support STEWARD Act (S. 351) - support State Department Reauthorization legislation - advocate for inclusion of conservation-related provisions EXIM Reauthorization (not yet introduced) - advocate for environmental integrity provisions Advocate for strong congressional oversight of the Development Finance Corporation Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act (H.R. 4166) - support Support development of legislation to establish a national system of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) The Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act (S. 2110) - support Microplastics Safety Act (H.R. 4486/S. 2353) - support National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2026 (not yet introduced) - support

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R. 7543/S.4181); Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Recycled Materials Attribution Act (H.R. 7502); 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. Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (H.R. 6832); Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Issues regarding ETBE. Availability of water resources and related infrastructure necessary for manufacturing.

Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S.351 - Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) GRAS issue H.R.3604/ S. 1926 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.4466 - CIRCLE Act H.R. 6832 - Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act of 2025 (PACK Act) S. 2353/ H.R.4486 - the Microplastics Safety Act H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act S.2110 - REUSE Act of 2025 H.R. 7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) S.2341 - Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act H.R.7291 - GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act S.4724 / H.R.9231 - No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R.7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act, all provisions H.R.7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6832, PACK Act, all provisions Bills that have not been introduced in the House: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Draft House legislation to amendment the Toxic Substances Control Act, opposing changes other than authorizing the fee provisions Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act Bills that have not been introduced in the Senate: -Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act -Draft Senate legislation to amendment the Toxic Substances Control Act, opposing changes other than authorizing the fee provisions Discussed this executive branch issue with congressional offices: -Environmental Protection Agencys proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0068) on Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators That Only Burn Wood Wastes, Yard Wastes and Clean Lumber; Provision for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery. This rule would pull pyrolysis facilities out of the Clean Air Act incinerator definition where they currently sit.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. H.R.7543 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R. 7543/S.4181); Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Recycled Materials Attribution Act (H.R. 7502); 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. Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (H.R. 6832); Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Issues regarding ETBE.

ENV Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska. Support legislation to support the development of renewable thermal technologies, including expansion of the investment tax credit and Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R. 4109) - support Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act (H.R. 2145) - support STEWARD Act (S. 351) - support State Department Reauthorization legislation - advocate for inclusion of conservation-related provisions EXIM Reauthorization (not yet introduced) - advocate for environmental integrity provisions Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act (H.R. 4166) - support Support development of legislation to establish a national system of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) The Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies (REUSE) Act (S. 2110) - support Microplastics Safety Act (H.R. 4486/S. 2353) - support

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R. 7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S.351 - Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) GRAS issue H.R.3604/ S. 1926 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.4466 - CIRCLE Act H.R. 6832 - Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act of 2025 (PACK Act) S. 2654/H.R.4832 - Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act S. 2353/ H.R.4486 - the Microplastics Safety Act H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act S.2110 - REUSE Act of 2025 H.R. 7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) S.2341 - Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act H.R.7291 - GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. H.R.7543 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $202,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions Bills that have not yet been introduced in the House: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act REUSE Act of 2025 (possible House companion) Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S.2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S.2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 4754/S.2431, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026. Discussed oppposition to these House provisions with Senate offices: - Advanced recycling language on page 63 of the House committee report; - cellulosic biofuel language in Section 467 of the House bill. Bills that have not yet been introduced in the Senate: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Client expense: $216,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. CLEAN Future Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); waste section regarding plastics. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024 (Not yet introduced this Congress); Sets a 30% recycled content mandate by 2030; Creates a modern regulatory system to develop a circular economy for plastics; Develops a national recycling standard for plastics; Studies the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from all materials; and establishes an American-designed producer responsibility system. Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities related to plastics. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (Not yet introduced this Congress) Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Issues regarding ETBE.

Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act

Client expense: $143,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S.351 - Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act - Public Law No: 119-65 Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) GRAS issue H.R.3604/ S. 1926 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.4466 - CIRCLE Act H.R. 6832 - Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act of 2025 (PACK Act) S. 2654/H.R.4832 - Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act S. 2353/ H.R.4486 - the Microplastics Safety Act H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act S.2110 - REUSE Act of 2025 H.Res.927 - Design for Recycling Resolution H.Res.885 - Supporting the designation of November 15, 2025, as "America Recycles Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, recycling, and advance the circular economy

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act

Client expense: $202,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. CLEAN Future Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); waste section regarding plastics. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024 (Not yet introduced this Congress); Sets a 30% recycled content mandate by 2030; Creates a modern regulatory system to develop a circular economy for plastics; Develops a national recycling standard for plastics; Studies the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from all materials; and establishes an American-designed producer responsibility system. Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities related to plastics. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. (Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (Not yet introduced this Congress) Permitting reform as it related to chemical recycling. Issues regarding ETBE.

Issues related to the flexible packaging industry, including recycling and plastics policies Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) S.351 - Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (RIAA) H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) Save Our Seas discussions Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) GRAS issue H.R.3604/ S. 1926 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act H.R.4466 - CIRCLE Act Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (PACK Act) - discussion draft S. 2654/H.R.4832 - Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act S. 2353/ H.R.4486 - the Microplastics Safety Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE