ReCement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9293 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9293

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that solid waste shall
 not include certain recovered materials and recovered resources, and
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2026

Mr. Obernolte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that solid waste shall
 not include certain recovered materials and recovered resources, 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 ``Reforming Cement Manufacturing for
Enhanced Material Efficiency and New Technology Act'' or the ``ReCement
Act''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELS REGULATORY REFORM.

    Section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6903(27)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``does not include solid'' and inserting
        ``does not include--
                    ``(A) solid'';
            (2) by striking ``sewage, or solid'' and inserting
        ``sewage;
                    ``(B) solid'';
            (3) by striking ``880), or source'' and inserting ``880);
                    ``(C) source'';
            (4) by striking ``923).'' and inserting ``923);''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) any non-hazardous secondary materials
                determined to be non-waste pursuant to part 241 of
                title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
                the date of enactment of the ReCement Act; or
                    ``(E) a recovered material or recovered resource--
                            ``(i) that would not be identified as a
                        hazardous waste if such recovered material or
                        recovered resource were to be discarded; and
                            ``(ii)(I) that is used as an ingredient or
                        fuel in place of a traditional ingredient or
                        fuel in the manufacture of cement or clinker,
                        provided that the recovered material or
                        recovered resource is managed as a valuable
                        commodity prior to such use;
                            ``(II) that is managed within the control
                        of the generator and meets the legitimacy
                        criteria under part 241 of title 40, Code of
                        Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date
                        of enactment of the ReCement Act;
                            ``(III) that is an ingredient and meets the
                        legitimacy criteria described in subclause
                        (II); or
                            ``(IV) that was discarded but is processed
                        prior to use as an ingredient or fuel and meets
                        the legitimacy criteria described in subclause
                        (II).''.
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