Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1424
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Marine pollution

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban cosmetics that contain synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1424 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2015 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Portman , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Kirk , and Mr. Peters ) 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 cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition against sale or distribution of 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 contains synthetic plastic microbeads. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2018.