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HR 4895 113th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Marine pollution Water quality

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014

Introduced: June 18, 2014 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit, beginning January 1, 2018, the distribution of a cosmetic that contains synthetic plastic microbeads.

What's happening now June 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2902 Related bill Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4895: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4895/
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"H.R. 4895: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4895/.
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