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H.R. 5548: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

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H.R. 5548: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-18 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

Plain summary

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water. The study must identify: pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources; the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected; the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water; the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent the presence of pharmaceuticals and products in sources of drinking water.

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Official text

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5548 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115