House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Microplastics Safety Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.
Sponsor: Rep. Janelle Bynum D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4486.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BYNUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 123, July 17, 2025, Page H3476):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4486, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4486
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
27 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 13 Democrats
14 of 27 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Young Kim (R-CA), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), George Latimer (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), James Moylan (R-GU), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Maria Salazar (R-FL), W. Steube (R-FL), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 8041 (119th) Supporting VA Families Act
- H.R. 5619 (119th) Federal Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act
- H.R. 10252 (119th) Launching with Healthcare Act
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- H.R. 2287 (119th) Protecting Families from Inflation Act
Related bills
- S. 2353 (119th) Microplastics Safety ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.