PIPES Act

United States117th CongressHR-6591House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 4, 2022

Summary

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting Environmental Stewardship Act or the PIPES Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish standards for flushable wipes and require wipes that are marketed as being flushable to comply with those standards. The bill provides for civil penalties for noncompliance.

Bill texts

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Timeline

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S-3645: PIPES Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

    House of Representatives

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