# 114-hr-3237: Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

114-hr-3237, Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3237
- Congress: 114
- Title: Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Introduced: 2015-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include: development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse; capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs; partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or community outreach and public education programming. Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates. To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-4215: CLEANER Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3237 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3237)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3237 (as of 2025-11-18).