Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7502

Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026

Recycled Materials: New Rules for Product Labels

To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.

Feb 11·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Nothing has happened with the bill since it was referred to the committee on February 10, 2026. Because no action has occurred for four months, the bill is considered stalled.

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Could go either way

The bill has support from both Republicans and Democrats, which increases its chances. However, it is still in the early stages and must pass through several committees before a full vote.

Key Points

This bill stops companies from making false or misleading claims about how much recycled material is in their products. It aims to make sure that when a label says something is recycled, it actually is.
It introduces a specific way to track recycled materials called mass balance accounting. This method lets factories mix recycled and new materials together while still keeping an honest count of the recycled parts.
Companies would need to get an independent third party to check their work. These outside experts would verify that the amount of recycled material claimed matches what was actually used in the factory.
The Federal Trade Commission would be in charge of making sure everyone follows these rules. They would update their official guides for green marketing to match these new national standards.
This law would replace different state rules with one single federal standard. This means companies would follow the same labeling rules no matter which state they are selling in.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Feb 11, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 7502

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.