Advance the PACK Act to establish one national framework for voluntary packaging recyclability, compostability, and reusability claims, backed by independent third-party certification and administered by the FTC.

Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Texas · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Advance the PACK Act toward House consideration and final passage to create a national packaging-claims framework.. Promised outcome: One consistent national framework for voluntary recyclable, compostable, and reusable packaging claims, with independent third-party certification and FTC administration while preserving state and local control over waste and recycling programs.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release for Rep. Randy Weber, U.S. Representative for Texas's 14th District, after the PACK Act passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee on September 16, 2026.

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“We passed the Subcommittee. We cleared the full Committee 25-18. Now, the PACK Act is charging toward the House floor,” Weber continued. “Folks, the Golden State’s garbage law, S.B. 343, should not become America’s rulebook. We are putting the costly patchwork behind us and moving one commonsense national framework closer to the finish line.”. The PACK Act would: PROTECT CONSUMERS: Requires recyclable, compostable, and reusable packaging claims to be accurate and independently certified. HELP LOWER COSTS: Replaces conflicting state labeling requirements with one consistent framework for products sold nationwide. KEEP CLAIMS VOLUNTARY: Gives businesses the choice to make covered packaging claims while holding those claims to clear standards. CREATE ONE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK: Directs the Federal Trade Commission to administer consistent requirements with input from the Environmental Protection Agency and a new advisory council. PRESERVE STATE AND LOCAL CONTROL: Keeps decisions about solid waste, recycling programs, and infrastructure investment with states.

Weber committed to continue moving the PACK Act toward final passage, describing it as a national framework to replace conflicting state packaging labeling rules and require independently certified packaging claims.

Rep. Weber’s PACK Act Powers Forward, Passes Full House Energy & Commerce Committee with 25 Ayes | U.S. Representative
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Evidence

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H.R. 6832, Packaging and Claim Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025 [PDF] Added 09/18/2026 at 02:46 PM

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Committee Repository added official vote material for H.R. 6832 during the lookback window, corroborating active committee movement but not enactment.

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Markup of Sixteen Bills | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025, was reported to the full House by a roll call vote of 25 yeas to 18 nays.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official committee statement shows the PACK Act advanced out of House Energy and Commerce to the full House. Because it had not been enacted as of the refresh, the promise remains unresolved with documented effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

E&C Advances 16 Bills to Enhance American Technological Development and Strengthen Communications Networks
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DISPOSITION: Agreed to by a roll call vote of 25 Ayes and 18 Nays

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official House Energy and Commerce roll-call record shows H.R. 6832 cleared full committee during the lookback window, but this is committee advancement rather than enactment.

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BILLS-1192ih.pdf
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H.R. 6832, H.R. 7502, H.R. 9385, H.R. 6488, H.R. 2713, H.R. 5967, and H.R. 6207 were forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record confirms the PACK Act advanced from subcommittee to full committee as amended during the lookback window.

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CREC-2026-09-01-pt1-PgD855.pdf
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A person may not make a claim that packaging for a consumer product is compostable, recyclable, or reusable unless an accredited third-party certification body has certified such claim.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official committee print shows the PACK Act text contains the promised third-party certification requirement for recyclable, compostable, and reusable packaging claims.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119HR6832ih.pdf
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The Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The committee print also shows FTC enforcement language, matching the claim's FTC-administered framework element if enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119HR6832ih.pdf
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clearing the way for consideration by the full House of Representatives

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Weber's official release characterizes the committee vote as a step toward House floor consideration, indicating the legislation had not yet completed House passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Weber’s PACK Act Powers Forward, Passes Full House Energy & Commerce Committee with 25 Ayes | U.S. Representative
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified evidence shows the PACK Act advanced from subcommittee to the full committee and then was agreed to by the full House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the way for possible full House consideration. That is documented same-term effort materially tied to Weber's stated PACK Act push, but the verified record does not show House passage, Senate passage, enactment, or creation of the promised national FTC-administered packaging-claims framework. With no deadline expired as of 2026-09-28, the enactment/outcome promise remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

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