Personal Care Products Safety Act
Latest action · May 11, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2918-2919)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Personal Care Products Safety Act
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require cosmetics companies to register their facilities with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit to the FDA cosmetic ingredient statements that include the amounts of a cosmetic's ingredients. Companies must pay a facility registration fee based on their annual gross sales of cosmetics. The collected fees can only be used for cosmetic safety activities.
If the FDA determines that a cosmetic has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences, it may prohibit the cosmetic's distribution by suspending the cosmetic ingredient statement. If other cosmetics from the same facility may be affected, the FDA may prohibit distribution from the facility by suspending the facility's registration.
The FDA must review the safety of at least five cosmetic ingredients each year, and it may establish conditions for safe use of an ingredient, including a limit on the amount of the ingredient or a requirement for a warning label. A cosmetic cannot be sold if it contains an ingredient that is not safe, not safe under the recommended conditions of use, or not safe in the amount present in the cosmetic.
Cosmetics companies are required to report to the FDA any serious adverse health event associated with their cosmetics.
The FDA must:
- develop and implement cosmetic manufacturing standards that are consistent with existing national and international standards,
- be allowed to inspect a company's cosmetic safety records,
- recall a cosmetic that is likely to cause serious adverse health consequences, and
- encourage cosmetic safety testing practices that minimize the use of animals.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2017 to Jul 19, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 11, 2017 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 23, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jul 17, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Aug 2, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Aug 3, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Aug 3, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Oct 16, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 11, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 11, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2918-2919)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2918 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | May 11, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Personal Care Products Safety Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Business records
- Coal
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Employee hiring
- Federal preemption
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Inflation and prices
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Product safety and quality
- Small business
- State and local government operations
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
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