S. 1424 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1424 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2015 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Portman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. 2. Prohibition against sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (a) In general Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) If it contains synthetic plastic microbeads. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2018.