S 351 119th Congress
STEWARD Act of 2025
A bill to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to collect and disseminate data on recycling and composting programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Introduced in Senate
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Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 119-267.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Reported to Senate
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8395-8398; text: CR S8395-8398)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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Engrossed in Senate
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Received in the House.
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Held at the desk.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 119-267. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMessage on Senate action sent to the House. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8395-8398; text: CR S8395-8398) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 17000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the House. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionHeld at the desk. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H15000 | Congress.gov |
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Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 or the STEWARD Act of 2025This bill establishes requirements to expand recycling and composting efforts, including by creating (1) a pilot grant program, and (2) data collection and reporting requirements.The bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program that awards grants for improving recycling accessibility in communities, particularly in underserved communities. States, local governments, Indian tribes, and public-private partnerships may apply for those grants.The bill also directs the EPA to collect data related to composting and recycling infrastructure from states, local governments, and Indian tribes. Within three years and every four years thereafter, the EPA must prepare an inventory of certain recycling facilities in the United States. The EPA must also develop a metric for determining the proportion of recyclable materials in commercial and municipal waste streams that are being diverted from a circular market.The bill allows the EPA to develop (1) a standardized estimated rate of recyclable materials that have been brought to recycling or composting facilities, and (2) an estimated national recycling rate. The EPA may use the rates and information collected to provide states, local government, and Indian tribes data and technical assistance, such as assistance to reduce their overall waste and to increase their recycling and composting rates.The bill establishes a variety of reporting requirements for the EPA and directs the Government Accountability Office to publish a report on certain federal agency activities related to recycling.
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- Engrossed in SenateNov 20, 2025
- Reported to SenateFeb 5, 2025
- Introduced in SenateJan 30, 2025