HR 8092 — Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Sponsors (2)
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
Action timeline (8)
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2024-04-19 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Plastic Pollution and Policy Considerations: Frequently Asked Questions
R48293· Reports · 2025-03-07Global and domestic plastic production has increased substantially since the mid-20th century—doubling in the last two decades. The durability, moldability, and versatility of plastic have led to its ubiquitous use, bene
Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 2 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Hayes, Jahana | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Chu, Judy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | R48293 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 308 | $214,986 | $214,986 |
| 2 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 22 | $26,025 | $26,025 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 27 | $24,987 | $24,987 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 18 | $14,950 | $14,950 |
| 5 | the baupost group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 6 | the harnisch foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 7 | paloma partners advisors lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,400 | $10,400 |
| 8 | manhattan hotel group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 9 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | baker botts llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | law offices of r. stephen mcnally | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | bain capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | the ring group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | wah hung group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| 15 | rice field corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | gruen associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | huo chen md inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 18 | garfield health center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 19 | american southwest chamber of commerce | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | felix yip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 21 | arena destination marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 22 | isestar | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | edi media inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | business finance capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | treeline realty & investments inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report R48293 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship