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S 2110 Passed a chamber

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to study and publish a report, within two years, on whether reusable and refillable product and beverage container systems are practical and how to set them up.

Official title: REUSE Act of 2025

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 20-NOV-2025
Senate
Introduced 18-JUN-2025
Referred 18-JUN-2025
Approved by committee 29-OCT-2025
Reported 29-OCT-2025
On the calendar 29-OCT-2025
Passed 20-NOV-2025
Key points
  • Requires the EPA Administrator to make a public report available within two years of enactment, covering the feasibility of and best practices for reuse and refill systems across sectors such as food service, cleaning and personal care products, shipping, and schools.
  • Directs the report to evaluate system types by scale, ways to distribute systems equitably across communities, job creation, business and waste-management costs and benefits, needed local, state, and federal support, and existing barriers.
  • Directs the Administrator to consider programs in states, local governments, and foreign countries and to consult with stakeholders.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Environmental Protection

Sponsor Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican