# 115-hr-5548: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

115-hr-5548, Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5548
- Congress: 115
- Title: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-04-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water. The study must identify: pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources; the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected; the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water; the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent the presence of pharmaceuticals and products in sources of drinking water.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
- 115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5548 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5548)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7360: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7360)
- [115-hr-7348: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7348)
- [115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7339)
- [115-hr-7294: Accountable Capitalism Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7294)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5548 (as of 2025-11-18).