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HR 5017 116th Congress House

Natural Cosmetics Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat as misbranded cosmetics with packaging or labeling using the term "natural" unless the product meets… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat as misbranded cosmetics with packaging or labeling using the term "natural" unless the product meets certain standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Cosmetics Act

This bill prohibits the sale of a cosmetics product that uses the term natural on its packaging or labeling unless the product meets certain requirements. The bill also authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to request or order a recall of a cosmetics product that violates these labeling requirements.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Chu, Judy
California · Dec 3, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 20, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 8, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5017: Natural Cosmetics Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5017/
MLA
"H.R. 5017: Natural Cosmetics Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5017/.
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H.R. 5017, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5017/.
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[H.R. 5017: Natural Cosmetics Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5017/)
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