S.Res. 251: A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-02 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7627-7628)

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses support for: (1) improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable material throughout the United States in order to create well-paying jobs, foster innovation and investment in recycling infrastructure, and stimulate the economy; (2) strengthening the U.S. manufacturing base in order to rebuild the domestic economy; (3) a competitive marketplace for recyclable materials; (4) the trade of recyclable commodities; (5) U.S. policies that promote recycling, that promote recyclable materials as essential economic commodities rather than wastes, that promote using recyclable materials as feedstock to produce new basic materials and finished products, and that establish the equitable treatment of recycled materials; (6) research and development of new technologies to more efficiently and effectively recycle materials, such as automobile shredder residue and cathode ray tubes, and of new technologies to remove materials that are impediments to recycling, such as radioactive material, polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury-containing devices, and chlorofluorocarbons; (7) Design for Recycling to ensure that a good can be recycled safely and economically at the end of its useful life; and (8) the participation of U.S. households, businesses, and governmental entities in recycling programs. Recognizes that the U.S. scrap recycling industry is critical to the future of the United States.

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Official text

A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · 20 cosponsors

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Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sres251.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sres>

Record fed-us-cong112-sres251 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112