H.R. 4486
119th Congress
House
Microplastics Safety Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, o… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
22
- LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
- WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
- CAPITOLINE CONSULTING, LLC
- OCEAN CONSERVANCY
- OCEANA, INC.
- WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Cosponsors
27
R
Moylan, James C.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Morrison, Kelly
R
Van Orden, Derrick
D
Latimer, George
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
R
Wilson, Joe
R
Hamadeh, Abraham J.
D
Subramanyam, Suhas
R
King-Hinds, Kimberlyn
D
Levin, Mike
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
R
Haridopolos, Mike
D
Brownley, Julia
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
Hernández, Pablo Jose
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
R
LaLota, Nick
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
R
Kim, Young
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Steube, W. Gregory
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4486: Microplastics Safety Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4486/
"H.R. 4486: Microplastics Safety Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4486/.
H.R. 4486, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4486/.
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