# 119-hr-4903: Plastic Health Research Act

119-hr-4903, Plastic Health Research Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4903
- Congress: 119
- Title: Plastic Health Research Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federally coordinated research program to study the health effects of plastic exposures.** It would fund standardized methods, testing, and centers of excellence to improve how microplastics, nanoplastics, and macroplastics are measured and linked to health outcomes. - Universities, nonprofit research groups, and consortia could receive grants and contracts to develop vetted, reproducible methods and to fill gaps in health effects research. The bill would authorize $10.0 million per year for the research grants program for FY2026–2030 and requires annual reports to Congress. - The measure would establish centers of excellence to develop standard material definitions, validated testing methodologies, and QA/QC practices. Those centers would be eligible for grants that the bill would authorize at $10.0 million per year for FY2026–2030 and could be renewed after peer review. - Federal science and regulatory agencies including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology must coordinate and share findings. The bill also emphasizes public awareness, hazard and risk assessments, and exposure characterization across production, occupational, consumer use, recycling, and waste pathways. *Would authorize $10.0 million per year for research grants and $10.0 million per year for centers for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, totaling $20.0 million per year in authorized funding, and actual outlays would depend on future appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants for plastic health research: benefit, medium. If enacted, the government would fund research and new centers on plastic exposure and health. Public, nonprofit, and academic groups could get 5-year grants, with centers reviewed before renewal. Work would focus on standard methods and validated tests for microplastics and nanoplastics across med…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4903 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4903)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4903 (as of 2026-04-21).