Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

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Introduced 2026-02-12Topic: environment

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-02-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	refer
2026-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.	refer
2026-02-12		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-02-12		Introduced in House	introduce

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