# 119-hr-4486: Microplastics Safety Act

119-hr-4486, Microplastics Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4486
- Congress: 119
- Title: Microplastics Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**A federal study on microplastics' human health impacts.** This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, to study how microplastics in food and drinking water affect people. The study must identify major exposure pathways and examine effects on children's health, the endocrine system, cancer, chronic illness, and reproductive and other health areas the Secretary determines appropriate. A report with findings and recommendations to Congress would be due within one year.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Health study on microplastics in food and water: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Food and Drug Administration, would study how microplastics in food and water affect people. The study would identify the main ways people are exposed. It would look at children's health, hormones, cancer, chronic illness, and repr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4486 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4486)

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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1661)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4486 (as of 2026-11-03).