H.R. 5611: To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
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H.R. 5611: To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-25 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Plain summary
This bill requires imported paper products to be manufactured in accordance with requirements that meet or exceed requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
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Official text
To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5611.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5611 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115