Clothing Microplastic Transparency Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10958 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10958

To require companies that sell or offer for sale clothing to disclose the estimated mass of microplastic in such clothing, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 5, 2026

Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To require companies that sell or offer for sale clothing to disclose the estimated mass of microplastic in such clothing, 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 ``Clothing Microplastic Transparency Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF MICROPLASTIC IN CLOTHING.

(a) Requirement.--A company that sells or offers for sale clothing shall disclose, through a stamp, tag, label, or other similar means of identification on such clothing, the estimated mass of microplastic present in such clothing. (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations as the Commission and the Administrator determine necessary to carry out subsection (a), including with respect to establishing a test method for companies that sell or offer for sale clothing to use to determine the estimated mass of microplastic in clothing pursuant to the requirement described in subsection (a). (c) Enforcement.-- (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce subsection (a) in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this section, and any person who violates such subsection shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Microplastic.--The term ``microplastic'' means a plastic particle that ranges from 5 millimeters to 1 nanometer in size. <all>