REUSE Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7370 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7370 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies Act of 2026'' or the ``REUSE Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON REUSE AND REFILL SYSTEMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Reuse and refill system.--The term ``reuse and refill system'' means a set of mechanisms relating to refillable or reusable products and beverage containers, as determined by the Administrator, that is supported by adequate infrastructure at the producer level, and adequate convenient availability and retail infrastructure at the consumer level, to ensure that the products and beverage containers can be-- (A) repeatedly recovered, inspected, repaired (if necessary), and reissued by producers into the supply chain for reuse or refill for multiple cycles; and (B) conveniently and safely reused or refilled by producers and consumers for multiple cycles. (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the term in section 1004 of the Soli