[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H9016-H9017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               PASS THE MICROBEAD-FREE WATERS ACT OF 2015

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote 
``yes'' on the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.
  Mr. Speaker, I represent a district that borders Lake Michigan. The 
Great Lakes are the source of fresh drinking water for literally 
millions of Americans. Jobs, recreation, and tourism all depend on a 
healthy and flourishing Great Lakes ecosystem, and we must do all that 
we can to protect this vital natural resource.
  Mr. Speaker, microbeads are microscopic pieces of plastic that are 
included in products like soaps and cosmetics. They are designed to 
help these products to be more effective. But when these products are 
used, the microbeads inside them can get into the Nation's waterways. 
They end up accumulating in lakes, rivers, and oceans--where they stay, 
and where they eventually collect toxic chemicals

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and eventually enter the food and water supply.
  Mr. Speaker, the Microbead-Free Waters Act is a great step forward to 
preserving the Great Lakes for our future generations. As a cosponsor 
of this important bill, I urge its passage.

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