Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2902
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Marine pollution

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the distribution of a cosmetic that contains synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2014 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the sale or distribution of certain cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition against sale or distribution of certain cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (a) In general Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 361 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) If it is a cosmetic identified by the Secretary under section 2(c)(2) of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 and it contains synthetic plastic microbeads. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2018. (c) Rulemaking Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall promulgate a final rule that, for purposes of subsection (f) of section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by subsection (a))— (1) defines the term synthetic plastic microbead ; and (2) identifies the cosmetics to which such subsection (f) shall apply.