Create zero-waste communities.

Create zero-waste communities

Pledges to build zero-waste communities.

Fight for Environmental Justice and Climate Action - Ilhan for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

unverified · Source version 56440 · locator unknown

Latest Action: House - 03/22/2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Omar reintroduced the ZERO WASTE Act, but Congress.gov shows it did not advance beyond referral in the 117th Congress.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R.2101 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): ZERO WASTE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

unverified · Source version 56442 · locator unknown

The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to award grants

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text targeted zero-waste projects through EPA grant programs, matching the commitment direction, but the bill itself was not enacted.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Text - H.R.2101 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): ZERO WASTE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

unverified · Source version 56444 · locator unknown

Latest Action (modified): 11/15/2021 Became Public Law No: 117-58.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The infrastructure law became law in 2021; it is the enacted vehicle EPA identifies as funding federal recycling infrastructure grants.

partial later_term

H.R.3684 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

verified · Source version 56446 · locator 1607

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $275 million for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): EPA confirms an active, funded federal recycling infrastructure grant program through FY2026, showing partial implementation of waste-reduction infrastructure rather than completed zero-waste communities.

partial later_term

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

verified · Source version 56448 · locator 1850

EPA has selected the City of Minneapolis to receive a $4 million grant

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): EPA selected Minneapolis, Omar's district anchor city, for SWIFR funding tied to recycling and waste management improvements, a concrete partial delivery signal.

partial later_term

Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $4.5 Million in Minnesota Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda | US EPA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

unverified · Source version 56450 · locator unknown

for additional design work to complete the North Transfer Station Revitalization Project

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Minneapolis records show the federally funded North Transfer Station project was still in design work in March 2026, supporting partial progress but not completed zero-waste communities as of the refresh date.

partial later_term

RCA-2026-00180 - Contract amendment with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for North Transfer Station Revitalization Project
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%