# 117-hr-6591: PIPES Act

117-hr-6591, PIPES Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6591
- Congress: 117
- Title: PIPES Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Introduced: 2022-02-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act or the PIPES Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish standards for flushable wipes and require wipes that are marketed as being flushable to comply with those standards. The bill provides for civil penalties for noncompliance.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-6889: Credit Union Board Modernization Act
- 117-hr-3183: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1585: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 117-hr-1179: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6591)

## Related
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-6889: Credit Union Board Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6889)
- [117-hr-3183: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3183)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1585: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1585)
- [117-hr-1179: Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1179)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6591 (as of 2025-11-18).