# 114-hr-1321: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

114-hr-1321, Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ); status Became Public Law No: 114-114. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1321
- Congress: 114
- Title: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-114.
- Introduced: 2015-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban cosmetics that contain synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] (R-MI), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2015-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1321 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1321)

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