House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Official title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 13, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7543.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 30, February 12, 2026, Page H2220):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7543, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7543
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 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
66 cosponsors — 66 Democrats
0 of 66 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and 36 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
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- H.R. 7038 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
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- H.R. 7066 (119th) SHIELD Act
Related bills
- S. 4181 (119th) Plastic Pellet Free Waters ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.