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H.R. 7543 · 119th Congress

Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

IntroducedEnvironmental Protection
IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Feb 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 7543 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Feb 12, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from plastic polymer production facilities, plastic molding and forming facilities, and other point sources associated with the transport and packaging of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

    This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 12, 2026).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Feb 12, 2026Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Jake Auchincloss D-MA-4
    • Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
    • Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
    • Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
    • André Carson D-IN-7
    • Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
    • Sean Casten D-IL-6
    • Kathy Castor D-FL-14
    • Joaquin Castro D-TX-20
    • Judy Chu D-CA-28
    • Steve Cohen D-TN-9
    • Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
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    • Sharice Davids D-KS-3
    • Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
    • Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
    • Dwight Evans D-PA-3
    • Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
    • Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
    • Steven Horsford D-NV-4
    • Jared Huffman D-CA-2
    • Sara Jacobs D-CA-51
    • Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
    • Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
    • William R. Keating D-MA-9
    • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
    • Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
    • John B. Larson D-CT-1
    • Ted Lieu D-CA-36
    • Zoe Lofgren D-CA-18
    • Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
    • Seth Magaziner D-RI-2
    • Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7
    • Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA-4
    • Betty McCollum D-MN-4
    • James P. McGovern D-MA-2
    • Dave Min D-CA-47
    • Jared Moskowitz D-FL-23
    • Seth Moulton D-MA-6
    • Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
    • Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
    • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
    • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
    • Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ-6
    • Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
    • Mike Quigley D-IL-5
    • Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
    • Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
    • Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
    • Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
    • Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
    • Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
    • Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
    • Kim Schrier D-WA-8
    • Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
    • Adam Smith D-WA-9
    • Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
    • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
    • Mike Thompson D-CA-4
    • Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
    • Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
    • Paul Tonko D-NY-20
    • Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
    • Juan Vargas D-CA-52
    • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
    • James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
    • Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
    • Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12