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HR2998Referred to Committee

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-24
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (553 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/E000297

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26)Original· 2025-04-24
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2025-07-29
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2025-08-05
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)· 2025-09-16
  • Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2025-09-16
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-09-16
  • Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)· 2026-02-11

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-04-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-04-24

Previously

  • Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-24

Plain-English Summary

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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