# 116-hr-5902: MICRO Plastics Act of 2020

116-hr-5902, MICRO Plastics Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5902
- Congress: 116
- Title: MICRO Plastics Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2020-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Making Investments in Curbing the Ruinous Output of Plastics Act of 2020 or the MICRO Plastics Act of 2020 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that tests the efficacy and cost effectiveness of tools, technologies, and techniques to (1) remove microplastics from the environment, and (2) prevent the release of microplastics into the environment.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5902 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5902)

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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3742)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5902 (as of 2025-11-18).