HR 7543 · in committee · significant
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- climate
What this bill does
- The EPA must issue rules prohibiting plastic pellets and preproduction plastic from entering U.S. waters.
- This affects plastic manufacturers, processors, and companies that handle plastic materials.
- The rule becomes effective upon EPA issuance with no specified implementation timeline or funding amount.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would plastic manufacturers and processors adjust their operations to prevent pellet loss, and what would be the estimated costs of compliance?
- 02
What evidence exists that plastic pellets currently entering U.S. waters pose a significant environmental or public health threat compared to other pollution sources?
- 03
Should the EPA establish a phased implementation timeline and provide compliance assistance, or should the rule take effect immediately upon issuance?
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Sponsor · D-CA-49
Mike Levin
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
50/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-12
Joining the bill

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Judy Chu
D-CA-28 · original

Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original

Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2 · original

Mark DeSaulnier
D-CA-10 · original

Sharice Davids
D-KS-3 · original

Madeleine Dean
D-PA-4 · original

Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original
+ 38 more
Legislative timeline
2026-02-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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