A bill to prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.
Prohibits misleading recycled-content claims in consumer advertising, marketing, and sales.
In the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee since Sept. 30, 2026, 5 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 30, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Recycled-content claims tell shoppers something about the materials in a product. The bill would prohibit misleading claims about that content in advertising, marketing, and sales to consumers.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Prohibit misleading recycled-content claims
The bill would prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled-content claim when advertising, marketing, selling, or offering a product to a consumer.
Claims about recycled content can shape what consumers understand about a product. The bill would make misleading claims about that content off-limits in consumer-facing advertising, marketing, and sales.
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The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 30, 2026SENATESEP 30, 2026By Sen. CurtisReferred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 30, 2026COMMERCE, SCIENCE, & TRANSPORTATION NOWSEP 30, 2026In committee for 5 daysNo hearing yet
- 5 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 5, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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