# 117-hr-9388: Protecting Communities from Plastics Act

117-hr-9388, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9388
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Communities from Plastics Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2022-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Communities from Plastics Act This bill sets forth a variety of requirements and incentives to reduce the production and use of plastics and other petrochemicals, including by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a temporary pause on certain new permits for petrochemical facilities under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9388)

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- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-915: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Acco…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-915)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9388 (as of 2025-11-18).