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H.R. 7543119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 13, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 7543 gives the EPA 60 days to finalize rules banning plastic pellet discharges from facilities into U.S. waterways.
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HR 7543 would require the EPA to issue a final rule within 60 days of passage banning the discharge of plastic pellets into waterways. The ban would cover any facility that makes, uses, packages, or transports these pellets. Enforcement would run through existing Clean Water Act water permits those facilities already hold.
Plastic production plants, molding factories, and other businesses along the plastics supply chain would be directly regulated. Communities near manufacturing or shipping hubs and people who use nearby water for fishing, recreation, or drinking would be affected by whether the rule is enforced.
Plastic pellets currently spill or wash into rivers, lakes, and oceans during manufacturing, shipping, and packaging. Requiring facilities to prevent that discharge could affect water quality in areas near plastics industry operations.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.