HR 1321
114th Congress
House
Health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine pollution
Water quality
Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 28, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-114.
Dec 28, 2015
Signed by President.
Dec 22, 2015
Presented to President.
Dec 18, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2015
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8861)
Dec 18, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8861)
Dec 8, 2015
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Dec 7, 2015
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 7, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 7, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9021)
Dec 7, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9021)
Dec 7, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1321.
Dec 7, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9021-9022)
Dec 7, 2015
Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 7, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
Dec 7, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-371.
Nov 18, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 18, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 7, 2015. The summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban rinse-off cosmetics that contain intentionally-added plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018, and to ban manufacturing of these cosmetics beginning on July 1, 2017. These bans are delayed by one year for cosmetics that are over-the-counter drugs.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 114-114.
Committees of jurisdiction
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