Reduce the amount of plastic and other waste entering the ocean from land based sources.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II?
H.R. 1390 sits in the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment as of February 13, 2025. The subcommittee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because committees choose not to act on them. This effort has not seen a vote since the previous version reached the Union Calendar on December 18, 2024.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II (H.R. 1390 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 1720 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1720 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Scott Peters (D-CA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.