I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5205 
To require ingredient labeling of certain consumer cleaning products, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2016 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require ingredient labeling of certain consumer cleaning 
products, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cleaning Product 
Right to Know Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. CLEANING PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) LABELING REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, a cleaning product 
manufactured for sale, offered for sale, distributed in com-
merce, or imported to the United States after such date 
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shall bear a label on the product’s container or packaging 
with, and the manufacturer of the product shall include 
on the website of the manufacturer (if the manufacturer 
maintains a website), a complete and accurate list of all 
the product’s ingredients, including the individual ingredi-
ents in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives. Ingredients 
shall be listed in accordance with the following: 
(1) Ingredients shall be listed in descending 
order of predominance in the product by weight, 
other than ingredients that constitute less than 1 
percent of the product, which may be listed at the 
end in any order. 
(2) The list of ingredients on the website of the 
product shall— 
(A) include the CAS Registry Number of 
each ingredient; 
(B) include an explanation of each ingredi-
ent’s purpose for being in the cleaning product; 
and 
(C) be available in English, Spanish, and 
any other language the Commission determines 
necessary to ensure that users of the product in 
the United States are informed as to the com-
plete list of the product’s ingredients and their 
function. 
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(b) TREATMENT UNDER THE FHSA.—A cleaning 
product that is not in conformity with the labeling require-
ments of subsection (a), including a product the manufac-
turer of which is not in compliance with the website listing 
requirement with respect to such product, shall be treated 
as a substance defined in section 2(p) of the Federal Haz-
ardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(p)) for purposes 
of such Act. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING LABELING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted as hav-
ing any effect on any labeling requirements in effect before 
the date of enactment of this Act as described in section 
2(p) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 
1261(p)) or the Hazard Communication Standard of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 
(d) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency as necessary, the Commission shall 
issue regulations— 
(1) to ensure a standardized method of listing 
ingredients in an accessible, uniform, and legible 
manner on both the label and website of a product 
as required by subsection (a); and 
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(2) to provide for the effective enforcement of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW PETITION. 
(a) PETITION.—Any person may submit a petition to 
the Commission alleging that a cleaning product available 
in interstate commerce does not satisfy the labeling re-
quirements of this Act, including a product the manufac-
turer of which is not in compliance with the requirement 
to list the product’s ingredients on its website. 
(b) ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall notify a petitioner of the receipt of a petition within 
30 days after receipt of such petition. The Commission 
shall investigate the claims made by the petition and make 
a determination as to the validity of such claims within 
180 days after acknowledging the receipt of such petition. 
If the Commission sustains the claim or claims made by 
the petition, the Commission shall initiate the proper en-
forcement actions required by law. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Commission may issue such 
regulations as it determines necessary to require that peti-
tions include a reasonable evidentiary basis for the claims 
made therein. 
SEC. 4. PREEMPTION. 
Nothing in this Act affects the right of a State or 
political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce any reg-
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including an air care product, automotive product, 
disinfectant (except as provided in subparagraph 
(B)), and polish or floor maintenance product. Such 
term shall not include— 
(A) any drug or cosmetics, including per-
sonal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, 
and hand soap; or 
(B) a product labeled, advertised, mar-
keted, and distributed for use only as a pes-
ticide, as defined by section 2(u) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136(u)), including a disinfectant in-
tended for use solely on critical or semi-critical 
devices as described by such section. 
(4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
(5) 
INGREDIENT.—The 
term 
‘‘ingredient’’ 
means a chemical intentionally incorporated in a 
cleaning product, including— 
(A) a chemical intentionally added to the 
product that provides a technical or functional 
effect; 
(B) the intentional breakdown product of a 
chemical that has an effect on the cleaning 
product; 
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uct’’ means a chemically formulated consumer prod-
uct designed to polish, protect, or maintain fur-
niture, floors, metal, leather, or other surfaces, in-
cluding polish, wax, and restorer. 
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