# 119-hr-4109: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act

119-hr-4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4109
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-05

## Summary

**Creates a national reporting and data framework to standardize recycling and composting metrics and track end-markets.** It puts the EPA in charge and requires common definitions, facility inventories, a diversion metric, and recurring reports and studies to understand infrastructure and markets. - The Government Accountability Office and federal agencies will face recurring reviews of federal recycling and procurement practices, with GAO reports every 2 years through 2033 that emphasize products with recyclable or compostable content. - The EPA must build the program and deliver key tools on a schedule, including a diversion metric within 1 year and an inventory of materials recovery facilities within 3 years to map capacity and barriers. - Recycling and composting operators and markets will get standardized definitions, regular end-market data, and inventories that aim to clarify domestic and international sales and barriers to scaling composting and recycling. Confidentiality protections are included for sensitive data and the law bars unfunded federal mandates. *This will increase federal spending by $4.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal recycling and composting data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define key words like "compost", "compostable material", "recyclable material", and "recycling". The EPA would collect data and estimate State and national recycling rates every two years using voluntary State data. The EPA would produce a composting infrastructure report…
- Federal recycling and procurement reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Comptroller General to report to Congress within 2 years and every 2 years thereafter until 2033. The reports would show federal agencies' recycling and composting rates and estimate how much they buy that contains recyclable or compostable material. The repor…
- Funding and rules for EPA program: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize $4,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for the EPA to carry out the program. It would prevent the EPA or Commerce Secretary from imposing mandates on States, local governments, or Tribes that require money unless funding is available. It would a…

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- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-4109 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4109)

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- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4109 (as of 2026-10-05).