Take up the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act as an amendment to the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act.

Gary J. Palmer · Alabama · Republican

oversight impact 0.36 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

We plan to take up this legislation as an amendment to the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act.

Palmer commits the subcommittee to consider the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act as an amendment to the recycling infrastructure bill.

Chairman Palmer Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Environment Markup on Legislation to Support the Redevelopment of Brownfields Sites and Expand Access to Recycling Infrastructure
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Evidence

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Congress.gov shows S.3742, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022, passed the Senate on 2022-07-28 and the bill page lists Amendments (0). The summary says it would direct EPA to establish a pilot grant program for improving recycling accessibility in communities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The underlying recycling bill advanced in 2022, but the official bill page shows no amendments on the Senate bill. This is indirect only and does not show Palmer taking up the requested amendment, so the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved unknown

S.3742 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Palmer's Congress.gov member page does not surface any recycling- or composting-related entries: searches for "recycling", "compost", "recycling infrastructure", and "Accessibility Act" return no matches on the page, and the visible current 119th Congress items are unrelated bills and roll-call votes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official member page provides weak negative evidence that Palmer has not publicly logged recycling/composting amendment activity in Congress.gov. That still leaves the claim unresolved rather than delivered or clearly failed.

unresolved unknown

Gary J. Palmer | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 63%

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The transcript identifies Gary Palmer as chairman presiding over the May 14, 2026 markup. Palmer said the subcommittee planned to take up the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act as an amendment to the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. Later, RIAA_01 was offered as an amendment to H.R. 2145, and Palmer announced: "The ayes have it, and the amendment is agreed to."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official transcript shows Palmer chaired the markup, stated the plan to take up H.R. 4109 as an amendment to H.R. 2145, and then presided as the amendment was agreed to.

delivered same_term A for effort

Preliminary Transcript: Markup of H.R. 8739, H.R. 2145, and H.R. 4109, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee release says Congressman Gary Palmer, chairman of the Environment Subcommittee, led the markup. Its legislative vote summary states that H.R. 2145, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, was reported to the Full Committee "as amended to include the language of H.R. 4109" by voice vote.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official committee release confirms Palmer led the subcommittee markup and that H.R. 2145 advanced as amended to include H.R. 4109, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act.

delivered same_term A for effort

Environment Subcommittee Advances Legislation to Support the Redevelopment of Brownfields Sites and Expand Recycling Access
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The promise was to take up the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act as an amendment to the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. The 2026 House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee markup evidence shows Palmer chaired the proceeding, stated that plan, and presided when the amendment including H.R. 4109 language was agreed to and H.R. 2145 advanced as amended. This directly fulfills the procedural commitment in federal office during the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown

The available official congressional evidence does not show Gary Palmer taking up the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act as an amendment to the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. Congress.gov indicates S.3742 passed the Senate on July 28, 2022 with zero listed amendments, and Palmer’s member page does not show related sponsorship, amendment activity, or other material advancement tied to this specific promise. Because the promised action was specific and the legislative record provided does not show it occurred, the best judgment is that it was not delivered. There is also no evidence here of a serious but unsuccessful Palmer-led attempt, so no effort badge is warranted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 80%