II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3022 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 15, 2008 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus.

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Prohibition on sale of certain dishwashing detergent

Section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j)

Prohibition on sale of certain dishwashing detergent

Effective beginning July 1, 2010, the Administrator shall prohibit the sale of residential dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains phosphorus in any form in excess of 0.5 percent (by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus). .