H.R. 7992

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7992 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7992

To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study regarding 
aluminum recycling.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2026

Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study regarding 
aluminum recycling.

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 ``Counting Aluminum Net Surplus Act of 
2026'' or the ``CANS Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ALUMINUM RECYCLING STUDY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out an ongoing study to 
assess the amount of aluminum disposed of in landfills.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this section and triennially thereafter, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report regarding the 
study required under subsection (a).
(2) Requirements.--Each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following information:
(A) An estimate of the amount of aluminum disposed 
of in landfills each year and the associated end-use 
market of such aluminum.
(B) An estimate of the amount of aluminum disposed 
of in landfills by industrial waste sites and 
automotive industry application each year.
(C) An estimate of the amount of aluminum, both in 
aggregate and per country, exported through foreign 
scrap purchases, including to foreign entities of 
concern, each year.
(D) Improvements to collection and sorting 
technologies needed to ensure aluminum is returned to 
and used in the supply chain.
(E) Policies necessary to ensure that--
(i) aluminum can be diverted from 
landfills; and
(ii) aluminum scrap that would otherwise be 
exported remains in the domestic supply chain.
(F) The effect of increased domestic aluminum 
recycling on--
(i) lessening the dependence of the United 
States on foreign entities of concern for 
sourcing aluminum; and
(ii) domestic manufacturing capacity for 
aluminum.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Aluminum scrap.--The term ``aluminum scrap'' means 
scrap that is composed primarily of aluminum.
(2) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity 
of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 40207(a) 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 
18741(a)).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey.
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