Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2023
Latest action · May 26, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2023
This bill imposes disclosure and labeling requirements on cosmetic products that contain certain ingredients. A cosmetic product that fails to meet such requirements may not be sold.
Within two years of this bill's enactment, a cosmetic product's labeling or packaging must include a full list of its ingredients, as well as a specified statement that directs consumers to the brand owner's website for the health impacts of any ingredient that (1) is identified on specified lists of harmful or potentially harmful chemicals, such as chemicals identified as carcinogenic to humans by the Environmental Protection Agency or toxic air contaminants under California regulations; or (2) must be disclosed under certain European Union laws and is present in a product above specified concentrations. The Food and Drug Administration must publish and periodically update on its website a list of the ingredients subject to this requirement.Within one year of this bill's enactment, a brand owner must disclose the full list of ingredients for each cosmetic product on its website, as well as whether a cosmetic product contains any fragrance or flavor ingredient that is subject to this bill's labeling or packaging requirement and, if so, the ingredient's functional purpose.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2023 to Sep 17, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 17, 2024 |
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 May 24, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
- May 24, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 88, May 24, 2023, page H2597.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for greater transparency with respect to fragrance and flavor ingredients in cosmetics, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 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.
