H.R. 2269: WIPPES Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-21 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Official title

WIPPES Act

Plain summary

Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act This bill requires entities responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of certain premoistened, nonwoven wipes (e.g., baby wipes, cleaning wipes, or personal care wipes) to label such products clearly and conspicuously with the phrase Do Not Flush and accompanying symbol as depicted under specified industry guidelines. The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements and may issue regulations to implement the bill.

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WIPPES Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2269, WIPPES Act (2025-06-27)

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Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2269.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2269 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills