H.R. 4421

Summary

H.R. 4421, the Better Straws Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 15, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R). It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jul 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4421 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4421 IH: Better Straws Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4421  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 15, 2025   Ms. Tenney  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To codify Executive Order 14208 relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Better Straws Act  .
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Codification of Executive order 14208
Executive Order 14208 (90 Fed. Reg. 9585; relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws) shall have the force and effect of law.

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To codify Executive Order 14208 relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 4421 alone.

Claudia Tenney

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4421 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Jul 15, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4421 has taken 2 actions since Jul 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4421 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4421 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To codify Executive Order 14208 relating to ending procurement and forced use of paper straws. — Official Title as Introduced
• Better Straws Act — Display Title
• Better Straws Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4421 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Government Issues, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Natural Resources, Science/Technology.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4421 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4421’s is Government Operations and Politics.

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