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Union Calendar No. 283 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1321 
[Report No. 114–371] 
To prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic 
microbeads. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 7, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mrs. MILLER
of Michigan, Mr. FARR, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. DOLD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. TROTT, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. POLIS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Ms. 
MCCOLLUM 
DECEMBER 7, 2015 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 4, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing 
synthetic plastic microbeads. 
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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 ‘‘Microbead-Free Waters 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF 
RINSE-OFF COSMETICS CONTAINING PLASTIC 
MICROBEADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ddd)(1) The manufacture or the introduction or de-
livery for introduction into interstate commerce of a rinse- 
off cosmetic that contains intentionally-added plastic 
microbeads. 
‘‘(2) In this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘plastic microbead’ means any 
solid plastic particle that is less than five millimeters 
in size and is intended to be used to exfoliate or 
cleanse the human body or any part thereof; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘rinse-off cosmetic’ includes tooth-
paste.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies— 
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(A) with respect to manufacturing, begin-
ning on July 1, 2017, and with respect to intro-
duction or delivery for introduction into inter-
state commerce, beginning on July 1, 2018; and 
(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in 
the case of a rinse-off cosmetic that is a non-
prescription drug, with respect to manufac-
turing, beginning on July 1, 2018, and with re-
spect to the introduction or delivery for introduc-
tion into interstate commerce, beginning on July 
1, 2019. 
(2) NONPRESCRIPTION DRUG.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘nonprescription drug’’ 
means a drug not subject to section 503(b)(1) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
353(b)(1)). 
(c) PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS.—No State or polit-
ical subdivision of a State may directly or indirectly estab-
lish under any authority or continue in effect restrictions 
with respect to the manufacture or introduction or delivery 
for introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cos-
metics containing plastic microbeads (as defined in section 
301(ddd) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by subsection (a)) that are not identical to the re-
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