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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3619
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban certain
substances in cosmetic products, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 2023
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TLAIB,
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Ms.
MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
ban certain substances in cosmetic products, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Toxic-Free Beauty Act
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of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. BAN ON CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN COSMETIC PROD-
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UCTS.
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Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
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Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended—
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(a) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(h) If it contains intentionally added dibutyl phthal-
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ate (CAS no. 84-74-2), diethylhexyl phthalate (CAS no.
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117-81-7),
formaldehyde
(CAS
no.
50-00-0),
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paraformaldehyde (CAS no. 30525-89-4), methylene gly-
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col (CAS no. 463-57-0), quaternium-15 (CAS no. 7439-
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97-6), mercury (CAS no. 7439-97-6), isobutylparaben
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(CAS no. 4247-02-3), isopropylparaben (CAS no. 4191-
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73-5), m-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of such
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substance) (CAS no. 108-45-2), and o-Phenylenediamine
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(including the salts of such substance) (CAS no. 95-54-
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5).’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 601(h) of the Fed-
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eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by sub-
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section (a), shall apply with respect to cosmetics intro-
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duced or delivered into introduction into interstate com-
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merce beginning on January 1, 2025.
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