119-s2353

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2353 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2353

 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.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 17, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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 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.

 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 ``Microplastics Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. FDA STUDY AND REPORT ON HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS OF EXPOSURE TO 
 MICROPLASTICS IN FOOD AND WATER.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (in this section referred to 
as the ``Secretary''), shall conduct a study on the human health 
impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water. The study 
shall--

    (1) identify the major pathways of human exposure to 
 microplastics;

    (2) address the impact of such exposure on--
        (A) children's health;
        (B) the endocrine system;
            (C) cancer;
            (D) chronic illness; and
        (E) reproductive health; and

    (3) address such other areas of importance as the Secretary 
 determines appropriate.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
describes--

    (1) the findings and conclusions of the study under 
 subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) recommendations for legislative or administrative 
 action to address the human health impacts of exposure to 
 microplastics in food and water.
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