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HR 7861 117th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Industrial facilities Licensing and registrations Solid waste and recycling Water quality

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Introduced: May 20, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.

What's happening now May 23, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1507 Identical bill A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respe…
  • HR 2238 Related bill Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
  • S 984 Related bill Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 3, 2022
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Levin, Mike
California · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 20, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 20, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 20, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7861: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7861/
MLA
"H.R. 7861: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7861/.
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H.R. 7861, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7861/.
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