Monitor Microplastics Now Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10947 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10947

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain nanoplastics and microplastics on a certain list of unregulated contaminants published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 29, 2026

Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Waters, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Ms. Bynum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain nanoplastics and microplastics on a certain list of unregulated contaminants published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Monitor Microplastics Now Act''.

SEC. 2. MONITORING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS UNDER SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

(a) In General.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall include the substances described in paragraph (2) in the sixth publication of the list of unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-4(a)(2)(B)(i)). (2) Substances described.--The substances described in this paragraph are nanoplastics and microplastics that are not subject to a national primary drinking water regulation. (3) Exception.--The substances included on the list of unregulated contaminants pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not count toward the limit of 30 unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-4(a)(2)(B)(i)). (4) Reissuance of final rule.--If a final rule for the sixth publication of the list of unregulated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-4(a)(2)(B)(i)) is promulgated before the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall reissue a final rule for such sixth publication to include the substances described in paragraph (2) on such list. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Nanoplastic.--The term ``nanoplastic'' means a plastic fragment or particle less than 1,000 nanometers in diameter. (2) Microplastic.--The term ``microplastic'' means a plastic fragment or particle less than 5 millimeters in diameter. <all>