Microplastics Safety Act
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Last progress July 17, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 17, 2025 by Jeff Merkley
Sponsors (4)
House Votes
Senate Votes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This legislation tells the Food and Drug Administration (through the Department of Health and Human Services) to study how tiny plastic bits in our food and water affect people’s health. The study must look at how people are exposed to microplastics, and how that exposure may affect children, hormones, cancer risk, long-term illnesses, and reproductive health, along with any other important areas the agency finds. After the study, the agency must send Congress its findings and suggestions for what actions to take.
A report is due within one year after the law takes effect. The report can include recommendations for new laws or agency actions to help protect people from microplastics in food and water.
| Key point | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who is affected | Everyone who eats food or drinks water, with special attention to children and families |
| What changes | FDA must study microplastic exposure, health effects, and then report findings and recommendations to Congress |
| When | Report due within 1 year after the law is enacted |