HR5564-118

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on plastics.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on plastics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Energy, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2AC0244C5A824A9FBEE7B999369C04EA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act of 2023 or the REDUCE Act of 2023.
  • Section HEAE2AD1ECF27439F9AF0B0CBA97EF77A: 2. Excise tax on plastics Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subchapter: ETax on...
  • Section H296C21DD3BEA40C8B2DCCF0A357CCD75: 4691. Imposition of tax There is hereby imposed— a tax on— the entry into the United States of any taxable virgin plastic resin for consumption, use, or...
  • Section HA53F22D9C5954389825FFB6554FD1458: 4692. Definitions and special rules For purposes of this subchapter— The term covered item means a single-use product which contains taxable virgin plastic...
  • Section H3DB0E7147B604B73A493551329293CC9: 9512. Plastic Waste Reduction Fund There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be referred to as the Plastic Waste...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on plastics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Energy, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on plastics., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Energy Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2023

Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Energy Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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