3.0.0 3956 2022-12-29T22:48:21Z 2022-12-29T22:48:21Z Senate S 2022-03-30 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-03-30T16:47:48Z WIPPES Act 117 4602 HR 2021-07-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2022-03-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2022-03-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2022-03-30 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2022-03-31 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2022-03-31 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2022-04-28 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-06-09 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2022-06-15 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-11-15 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Cosmetics and personal care Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental education Environmental regulatory procedures Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Pest management Public-private cooperation Retail and wholesale trades Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Water quality Commerce 00 2022-03-30 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-21T18:13:38Z Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring entities responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of certain premoistened, nonwoven wipes (e.g., baby wipes, cleaning wipes, or personal care wipes) to label such products clearly and conspicuously with the phrase Do Not Flush and accompanying symbol as depicted under specified industry guidelines.

The commission is authorized to enforce this requirement.

Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must award competitive grants to states, local or tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, or public-private partnerships to increase community outreach about such labels.

]]> WIPPES Act Display Title WIPPES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced WIPPES Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to improve the effectiveness of education and outreach on "Do Not Flush" labeling, and to require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Administrator, to issue regulations requiring certain products to have "Do Not Flush" labeling, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3956is/xml/BILLS-117s3956is.xml 2022-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.