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S 1424 114th Congress Senate

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMarine pollutionWater quality
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May 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 21, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban cosmetics that contain synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1321 Identical bill Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 9, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 6, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1424: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1424/
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"S. 1424: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1424/.
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S. 1424, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1424/.
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