Committee forwards two bill introduction requests including Safe Battery Collection Act

Jan 15, 2026

The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources advanced two requests to introduce bills: RS2561 (Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act), presented by Alex Orel for the National Waste and Recycling Association, and RS2884 (pesticide regulation), which the chair noted will be forwarded for introduction.

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At the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources meeting, Alex Orel of Citadel Public Affairs introduced RS2561, the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, on behalf of the National Waste and Recycling Association. "I am Alex Orel with Citadel Public Affairs, introducing a bill on behalf of the National Waste and Recycling Association," he said while identifying the bill as RS2561. The chair asked if there were questions; seeing none, the chair moved to request that the bill be introduced and the committee forwarded the request.

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