H.R. 7543
119th Congress
House
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Official title: 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.
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Plain-English summary
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.
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Bill text
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- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
9
- LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
- OCEANA, INC.
- PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.
- LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
- OCEANA, INC.
- PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- State, Dept of (DOS)
- Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Cosponsors
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Thanedar, Shri
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
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Auchincloss, Jake
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Vargas, Juan
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Walkinshaw, James R.
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Horsford, Steven
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Larson, John B.
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Casten, Sean
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Crockett, Jasmine
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McCollum, Betty
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Min, Dave
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Salinas, Andrea
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Thompson, Mike
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Simon, Lateefah
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Tokuda, Jill N.
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Huffman, Jared
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Castro, Joaquin
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Pallone, Frank
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Ruiz, Raul
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Schrier, Kim
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Torres, Ritchie
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Lieu, Ted
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Neguse, Joe
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Castor, Kathy
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Chu, Judy
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Cohen, Steve
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Davids, Sharice
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Dean, Madeleine
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Evans, Dwight
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Jacobs, Sara
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Keating, William R.
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Magaziner, Seth
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