USHB-9293Introduced

ReCement Act Reforming Cement Manufacturing for Enhanced Material Efficiency and New Technology Act

Jurisdiction:: United States (federal)
Type:: Other · Disposal Ban
Last action:: Jun 11, 2026

ConstructionHazardous MaterialsOther

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Applies toNot specified in the bill text

Obligations under this law

·Manage recovered materials or recovered resources as a valuable commodity prior to use as an ingredient or fuel in cement or clinker manufacturing
·Ensure recovered materials or recovered resources would not be identified as hazardous waste if discarded
·Comply with legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241 as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act when managing materials within the control of the generator

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ReCement Act exempts recovered materials and secondary materials from solid-waste classification when used as fuel or ingredient in cement manufacturing, advancing material recovery and circular use in construction; mechanism is regulatory reclassification (non-waste status) rather than traditional EPR, recycled-content mandate, or disposal ban, but functionally enables secondary-material substitution and diverts waste from landfill.

Covered Products

·Non-hazardous secondary materials used as alternative fuels or ingredients in cement or clinker manufacturing
·Recovered materials and recovered resources used as ingredients or fuels in place of traditional ingredients or fuels in the manufacture of cement or clinker
·Recovered materials managed within the control of the generator meeting legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241
·Discarded materials processed prior to use as an ingredient or fuel in cement/clinker manufacturing meeting legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241

Producer Obligations

·Manage recovered materials or recovered resources as a valuable commodity prior to use as an ingredient or fuel in cement or clinker manufacturing
·Ensure recovered materials or recovered resources would not be identified as hazardous waste if discarded
·Comply with legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241 as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act when managing materials within the control of the generator
·Comply with legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241 when using recovered materials as ingredients
·Process discarded materials prior to use as ingredient or fuel and meet legitimacy criteria under 40 CFR Part 241

Exemptions

·Non-hazardous secondary materials determined to be non-waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 241 as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act are excluded from the definition of solid waste
·Recovered materials or recovered resources that would not be identified as hazardous waste if discarded and are used as ingredient or fuel in cement/clinker manufacturing (managed as valuable commodity) are excluded from solid waste definition
·Recovered materials managed within the control of the generator meeting 40 CFR Part 241 legitimacy criteria are excluded from solid waste definition
·Recovered materials that are ingredients and meet 40 CFR Part 241 legitimacy criteria are excluded from solid waste definition
·Discarded materials processed prior to use as ingredient or fuel meeting 40 CFR Part 241 legitimacy criteria are excluded from solid waste definition

Key Deadlines

—compliance: Compliance with 40 CFR Part 241 legitimacy criteria as in effect on the date of enactment of the ReCement Act; no specific enactment date specified in the bill text

Producer Definition

Not specified in the bill text

Fee Structure

Unknown: No fee structure specified in the bill

Enforcement

Not specified in the bill: Not specified in the bill

Preemption Notes

The bill amends the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)) to narrow the definition of solid waste at the federal level. States may retain authority to regulate these materials under their own solid waste laws unless preempted by RCRA. No explicit preemption provision is included in the bill.

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Full bill text

I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 11, 2026 Mr. OBERNOLTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reforming Cement 4 Manufacturing for Enhanced Material Efficiency and New 5 Technology Act’’ or the ‘‘ReCement Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELS REGULATORY REFORM. 7 Section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 8 U.S.C. 6903(27)) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:42 Jun 13, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9293.IH H9293kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 9293 IH (1) by striking ‘‘does not include solid’’ and in-1 serting ‘‘does not include— 2 ‘‘(A) solid’’; 3 (2) by striking ‘‘sewage, or solid’’ and inserting 4 ‘‘sewage; 5 ‘‘(B) solid’’; 6 (3) by striking ‘‘880), or source’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘880); 8 ‘‘(C) source’’; 9 (4) by striking ‘‘923).’’ and inserting ‘‘923);’’; 10 and 11 (5) by adding at the end the following: 12 ‘‘(D) any non-hazardous secondary mate-13 rials determined to be non-waste pursuant to 14 part 241 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-15 tions, as in effect on the date of enactment of 16 the ReCement Act; or 17 ‘‘(E) a recovered material or recovered re-18 source— 19 ‘‘(i) that would not be identified as a 20 hazardous waste if such recovered material 21 or recovered resource were to be discarded; 22 and 23 ‘‘(ii)(I) that is used as an ingredient 24 or fuel in place of a traditional ingredient 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:42 Jun 13, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9293.IH H9293kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 9293 IH or fuel in the manufacture of cement or 1 clinker, provided that the recovered mate-2 rial or recovered resource is managed as a 3 valuable commodity prior to such use; 4 ‘‘(II) that is managed within the con-5 trol of the generator and meets the legit-6 imacy criteria under part 241 of title 40, 7 Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 8 on the date of enactment of the ReCement 9 Act; 10 ‘‘(III) that is an ingredient and meets 11 the legitimacy criteria described in sub-12 clause (II); or 13 ‘‘(IV) that was discarded but is proc-14 essed prior to use as an ingredient or fuel 15 and meets the legitimacy criteria described 16 in subclause (II).’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:42 Jun 13, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H9293.IH H9293kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB

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