United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7861 (117th)
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Introduced
20 May 2022
Last action
23 May 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
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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Timeline
20 May 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 20 May 2022 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.
- related to → Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
- related to → Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7861
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7861
- us · 117-hr-7861 · source updated 5 December 2025