WIPPES Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Passed HouseJun 11, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act
This bill requires entities responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of certain premoistened, nonwoven wipes (e.g., baby wipes, cleaning wipes, or personal care wipes) to label such products clearly and conspicuously with the phrase Do Not Flush and accompanying symbol as depicted under specified industry guidelines.
The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to issue related regulations and enforce this requirement.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 249 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed351–56 | Jun 11, 2024 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2023 to Jun 23, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 23, 2023 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 27, 2023Markup Dec 5, 2023Markup Dec 6, 2023Reported Apr 5, 2024 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2023Markup Nov 2, 2023Reported Nov 2, 2023 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2024 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jun 11, 2024Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 11, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3707-3709)
- Jun 11, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2964.
- Jun 11, 2024At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3707–H3709Text printed H3707Recorded votes H3709enact | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Lisa C. McClain R-MI | Jun 11, 2024 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 1, 2024H.R. 2964, WIPPES ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 6, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 71, April 27, 2023, page H2087.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1350 | WIPPES Act | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2023 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring certain products to have "Do Not Flush" labeling, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To require certain products to be labeled with ‘Do Not Flush’ labeling, and for other purposes
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act
- WIPPES Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act
- WIPPES Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act
- WIPPES Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- WIPPES Act
- Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Consumer affairs
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Manufacturing
- Marketing and advertising
- Pest management
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Solid waste and recycling
- Water quality
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2024Referred in Senate
- Jun 11, 2024Engrossed in House
- Apr 5, 2024Reported in House
- Apr 27, 2023Introduced 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.
