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H.R. 7543: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-12 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Official title

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Plain summary

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.

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Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] · 67 cosponsors

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Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Dave Min (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 7 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr7543 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills