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S 1507 117th Congress Senate 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

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 29, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7861 Identical bill Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
  • 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

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1507: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1507/
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"S. 1507: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1507/.
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S. 1507, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1507/.
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