To prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 7, 2015. The summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban rinse-off cosmetics that contain intentionally-added plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018, and to ban manufacturing of these cosmetics beginning on July 1, 2017. These bans are delayed by one year for cosmetics that are over-the-counter drugs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-371.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-371.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9021-9022)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1321.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9021)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9021)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8861)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8861)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 114-114.
Became Public Law No: 114-114.
Enacted as Public Law 114-114
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