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HR 4964 115th Congress House

Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that children's cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that children's cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2018 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Child healthHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMarketing and advertisingProduct safety and quality
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of a cosmetic for children containing talc unless it includes a specific warning or the cosmetic is demonstrated to be asbestos-free. (Talc means a basic silicate of magnesium and includes talcum powder, hydrous magnesium silicate, non-fibrous talc, non-asbestiform talc, steatite talc, and fibrous non-tremolite talc.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4964: Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4964/
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"H.R. 4964: Children's Product Warning Label Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4964/.
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H.R. 4964, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4964/.
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