Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Sponsored By: Representative Levin
Introduced
Summary
Bans discharges of plastic pellets and other pre-production plastics into wastewater and runoff. This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule within 60 days that prohibits those discharges and folds the prohibition into Clean Water Act permits and applicable performance standards.
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- Manufacturers and handlers: Facilities that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets would be covered and must prevent discharges to wastewater, stormwater, and other runoff.
- Permits and enforcement: The EPA would be required to include the ban in wastewater and stormwater permits issued under the Clean Water Act and in standards of performance, making the prohibition enforceable through EPA and state permitting programs.
- Waterways and communities: The ban aims to reduce plastic pellet pollution in waterways and runoff that originate from the specified production and handling point sources.
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Ban on plastic pellet discharges for businesses
This bill would require the EPA to issue a final rule within 60 days. The rule would ban discharge of plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials into wastewater and runoff. The ban would apply to facilities under 40 C.F.R. part 414 or part 463 as in effect on the date of enactment and to any Clean Water Act point source that makes, uses, packages, or transports these materials. EPA and state permits under Clean Water Act section 402 and standards under section 312(p) would have to include this prohibition.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Levin
CA • D
Cosponsors
Scholten
MI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Magaziner
RI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Moskowitz
FL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Ramirez
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Carter (LA)
LA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Jacobs
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Neguse
CO • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Torres (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Kamlager-Dove
CA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Ruiz
CA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
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