3.0.0 6591 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z House HR 2022-02-03 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McCLAIN:H.R. 6591.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H947]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2022-02-04T17:36:23Z Referred to 2022-02-03T17:01:25Z 2022-02-04 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. Committee 2022-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2022-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] Lisa McClain R MI C. 10 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2022-02-03 True P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2022-04-28 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2022-09-30 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2022-09-30 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2022-11-30 False Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 00 2022-02-03 Introduced in House 2023-08-21T18:28:39Z Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act or the PIPES Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish standards for flushable wipes and require wipes that are marketed as being flushable to comply with those standards. The bill provides for civil penalties for noncompliance.

]]> PIPES Act Display Title PIPES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PIPES Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a rule that establishes standards for the flushability of disposable nonwoven wipes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6591ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6591ih.xml 2022-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.