United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4602 (117th)
WIPPES Act
Introduced
21 July 2021
Last action
22 July 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sponsors
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Lisa McClain, Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Subjects
Environment, Transport
Source updated
16 January 2025
Summary
Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring 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 commission is authorized to enforce this requirement.
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Timeline
21 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 July 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Lisa McClain · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← WIPPES Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4602
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4602
- us · 117-hr-4602 · source updated 16 January 2025