# 117-hr-8059: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

117-hr-8059, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8059
- Congress: 117
- Title: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2022-06-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act This bill establishes data collection and reporting requirements concerning recycling and composting programs. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency must report on the capability of the United States to implement a national composting strategy for compostable materials in order to reduce contamination rates for recycling.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8059 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8059)

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