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Summary
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (12)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R. 7543/S.4181); Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Recycled Materials Attribution Act (H.R. 7502/S.5674); To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes. Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (H.R. 6832); Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Issues regarding ETBE. Availability of water resources and related infrastructure necessary for manufacturing.
Actions (3)
February 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
February 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, plastic pollution research and technology, plastic pollution awareness and transparency, toxic substances within plastic products, and textile waste reduction. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling and Awareness H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. H.R.7543 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. H.Res.1470 - Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month". S.5302 - Truth in Labeling Act of 2026 H.R.10048 - Truth in Labeling Act of 2026 S.5674 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 H.R.6832 - PACK Act S.5525 - Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act of 2026 H.R.10454 - Textile Waste Reduction Act Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes. S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R.7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6832, PACK Act, all provisions Bills that have not been introduced in the House: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act S.5674, Recycled Materials Attribution Act, all provisions, Curtis S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026, specifically, opposition to section 9004; to create uniform standards for the labeling of bio-attributed plastic, bio-attributed product, biobased plastic, and plant-based product Bills that have not been introduced in the Senate: -Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act -Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.2620/S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act. To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.7543/S.4181 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act. To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Resin stewardship programs
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R. 7543/S.4181); Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Recycled Materials Attribution Act (H.R. 7502); To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes. Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (H.R. 6832); Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Issues regarding ETBE. Availability of water resources and related infrastructure necessary for manufacturing.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R.7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act, all provisions H.R.7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, all provisions H.R.6832, PACK Act, all provisions Bills that have not been introduced in the House: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Draft House legislation to amendment the Toxic Substances Control Act, opposing changes other than authorizing the fee provisions Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act Bills that have not been introduced in the Senate: -Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act -Draft Senate legislation to amendment the Toxic Substances Control Act, opposing changes other than authorizing the fee provisions Discussed this executive branch issue with congressional offices: -Environmental Protection Agencys proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0068) on Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators That Only Burn Wood Wastes, Yard Wastes and Clean Lumber; Provision for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery. This rule would pull pyrolysis facilities out of the Clean Air Act incinerator definition where they currently sit.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. H.R.7543 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R.2620/S.216 - Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act. To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.7543/S.4181 - Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act. To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Resin stewardship programs
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R.4109); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Microplastic Safety Act (S.2353/H.R.4486); A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. Plastic Health Research Act (H.R.4903); To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R. 7543/S.4181); Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566); classifies advanced recycling as a manufacturing process as it relates to the Clean Air Act. Recycled Materials Attribution Act (H.R. 7502); To prohibit a person from making a misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale a product to a consumer, and for other purposes. Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act (H.R. 6832); Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. Issues regarding ETBE.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Bills that have been introduced in the House: H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions H.R. 7543, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, all provisions H.R. 7370, REUSE Act of 2026, all provisions Bills that have been introduced in the Senate: S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions S. 4181, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Support reauthorizing the BEACH Act to test if waterways are safe for swimming (H.R.583, S.508); support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (H.R.7543); support the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2025 (H.R.6668); PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025 - Forever chemical regulation and accountability (H.R.4168)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation on issues related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, recycling infrastructure, and plastic pollution research and technology. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration H.R.2731 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct high-resolution surveying and mapping of the lakebeds of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes NOAA Global Monitoring and Observing Research Act H.R.5089 - Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 Recycling H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 S.2353 - Microplastics Safety Act H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act S.Res.320 - A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month" H.Res.927 - Declaring support by the House of Representatives for Design for Recycling (DFR) initiatives that limit all types of waste by encouraging manufacturers to design their products to have the maximum number of recyclable components H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act H.R.6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes. H.R.7370 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes. H.R.7543 - To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. Research Addressing Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Act of 2025 H.R.3991 - Research for Healthy Soils Act S.2500 - Research for Healthy Soils Act H.R.7656/S.3910 - To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $202,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE