Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
U.S. Congress · HR7543 ·
Introduced
In Committee
Reported
Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Progression
Introduced (+2 more)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water R…
2026-02-12
2026-02-13
Timing in context
Introduced (+3 more)
2025-02-04
2026-06-29
Primary sponsor's contributions received (same period)
Feb '25
May '25
Aug '25
Nov '25
Feb '26
May '26
2025-02-04
2026-06-29
Adjacency in time is shown for context; it is not evidence of cause. Funded ≠ false — see the methodology.
What the bill says
Introduced 2026-02-12. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Summary (plain-language)
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.
Sponsors
- Mike Levin (primary)
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Kathy Castor
- Steve Cohen
- André Carson
- Judy Chu
- Joaquin Castro
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sean Casten
- Troy A. Carter
- Jasmine Crockett
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Sharice Davids
- Madeleine Dean
- Dwight Evans
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Steven Horsford
- Jared Huffman
- Pramila Jayapal
- Sara Jacobs
- William R. Keating
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Zoe Lofgren
- John B. Larson
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Ted Lieu
- James P. McGovern
- Betty McCollum
- Doris O. Matsui
- Seth Moulton
- Jared Moskowitz
- Seth Magaziner
- Kevin Mullin
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Dave Min
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Joe Neguse
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Chellie Pingree
- Mike Quigley
- Raul Ruiz
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Adam Smith
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Kim Schrier
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Hillary J. Scholten
- Andrea Salinas
- Lateefah Simon
- Mike Thompson
- Paul Tonko
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ritchie Torres
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Juan Vargas
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- James R. Walkinshaw
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2026-02-12 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| 2026-02-12 | Introduced in House |
| 2026-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |