# 119-hr-6832: PACK Act 119-hr-6832, PACK Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6832 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-6832 - Congress: 119 - Title: PACK Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-12-17 - Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX) - Cosponsors: 19 - Policy area: Commerce - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-17 ## Summary **Accurate packaging claims** are required. The bill bans misleading statements that product packaging is recyclable, compostable, or reusable and builds rules for certification and FTC enforcement. - Consumers and households will see clearer on-pack disclosures that explain local access to recycling or composting or state the share of communities with access so shoppers know if a claim applies where they live. - Manufacturers and brands must get accredited third-party certification to make recyclable, compostable, or reusable claims, follow new qualification rules, and face restrictions on using chasing-arrow resin codes; an exemption applies only when at least 60% of customers have access and the full packaging is recyclable. - States and federal regulators must work from FTC guidance and an advisory council, and states cannot impose non-identical labeling rules, which creates a single federal standard for these claims. ## Cosponsors (19) - Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - FTC guidance, council, and state preemption: mixed, high. If enacted, the FTC would need to set up an advisory council within one year and issue guidance within two years on accreditation and labeling details. The FTC must work with the EPA for that guidance. The bill would also block states from having rules that differ from these federal requirements an… - Limits on compostable packaging claims: mixed, high. If enacted, compostable claims would need a clear qualifying description when home composting is not safe or timely. A qualifier is also required when the claim would mislead about landfill benefit or when composting facilities are not available to 60% or more of buyers. The qualifier must be used… - Limits on the chasing-arrows resin symbol: mixed, high. If enacted, packaging that cannot lawfully claim compostable, recyclable, or reusable could not use the chasing-arrows resin symbol. Those products could use a resin code inside a plain equilateral triangle consistent with ASTM D7611/D7611M-19 instead. The change aims to prevent consumers from bein… - New rules for recyclable packaging claims: mixed, high. If enacted, recyclable claims would need a clear, prominent qualification about local recycling availability. Businesses could show the percent of consumers or communities with access to recycling, or use graduated availability statements. A claim would not need qualification if 60% or more of buye… - Rules for claiming packaging is reusable: mixed, high. If enacted, you could not make an unqualified reusable claim unless you provide a real way to reuse the packaging. That means offering a collection and reuse system or selling a product that lets consumers reuse the original packaging. Unqualified reuse claims would therefore require a demonstrable… - Truthful packaging claims and certification: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would bar any person from saying packaging is recyclable, compostable, or reusable unless it truly meets the statute's definitions. Those claims would need third-party certification by an accredited certification body. Compostable claims would also need competent, reliable scie… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act - 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk. - 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act ## Sources - [119-hr-6832 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6832) ## Related - [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567) - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719) - [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452) - [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38) - [119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3699) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6832 (as of 2026-10-17).