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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9293 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9293
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that solid waste shall
not include certain recovered materials and recovered resources, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2026
Mr. Obernolte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that solid waste shall
not include certain recovered materials and recovered resources, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming Cement Manufacturing for
Enhanced Material Efficiency and New Technology Act'' or the ``ReCement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELS REGULATORY REFORM.
Section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6903(27)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``does not include solid'' and inserting
``does not include--
``(A) solid'';
(2) by striking ``sewage, or solid'' and inserting
``sewage;
``(B) solid'';
(3) by striking ``880), or source'' and inserting ``880);
``(C) source'';
(4) by striking ``923).'' and inserting ``923);''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) any non-hazardous secondary materials
determined to be non-waste pursuant to part 241 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
the date of enactment of the ReCement Act; or
``(E) a recovered material or recovered resource--
``(i) that would not be identified as a
hazardous waste if such recovered material or
recovered resource were to be discarded; and
``(ii)(I) that is used as an ingredient or
fuel in place of a traditional ingredient or
fuel in the manufacture of cement or clinker,
provided that the recovered material or
recovered resource is managed as a valuable
commodity prior to such use;
``(II) that is managed within the control
of the generator and meets the legitimacy
criteria under part 241 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date
of enactment of the ReCement Act;
``(III) that is an ingredient and meets the
legitimacy criteria described in subclause
(II); or
``(IV) that was discarded but is processed
prior to use as an ingredient or fuel and meets
the legitimacy criteria described in subclause
(II).''.
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