Natural Cosmetics Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedNov 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Natural Cosmetics Act
This bill prohibits the sale of a cosmetics product that uses the term natural on its packaging or labeling unless the product meets certain requirements. The bill also authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to request or order a recall of a cosmetics product that violates these labeling requirements.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 8, 2019 to Dec 3, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 8, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 3, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 8, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 179, November 8, 2019, page H8740.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat as misbranded cosmetics with packaging or labeling using the term "natural" unless the product meets certain standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Natural Cosmetics Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
