{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-2964","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 2964","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"WIPPES Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring certain products to have \"Do Not Flush\" labeling, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring certain products to have \"Do Not Flush\" labeling, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"WIPPES Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"WIPPES Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"WIPPES Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental 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Act","result":"Passed","yea":351,"nay":56,"present":0,"not_voting":23,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll249.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-06-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-04-05","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires entities responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of certain premoistened, nonwoven wipes (e.g., baby wipes, cleaning wipes, or personal care wipes) to label such products clearly and conspicuously with the phrase Do Not Flush and accompanying symbol as depicted under specified industry guidelines."},{"k":"p","t":"The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to issue related regulations and enforce this requirement."}],"words":73},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires certain premoistened, nonwoven disposable wipes sold at retail to carry a \"Do Not Flush\" label and symbol, and gives the Federal Trade Commission enforcement and rulemaking authority over the requirement.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}]},"core_areas":["\"Do Not Flush\" labeling of premoistened nonwoven wipes","Federal Trade Commission enforcement and rulemaking","Preemption of State labeling requirements"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires a covered entity responsible for the labeling or retail packaging of a covered product to label it clearly and conspicuously with the \"Do Not Flush\" label notice and symbol.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}},{"text":"Sets where the symbol and label notice must appear for cylindrical packaging, flexible film packaging, rigid packaging, packaging not intended to dispense individual wipes, bulk packaging, and combined products.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}},{"text":"Requires the symbol and label notice each to equal at least 2 percent of the principal display panel's surface area, to not be obscured by packaging seams, folds or design elements, and to have high contrast with the background.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}},{"text":"Bars a covered entity from making any express or implied representation that a covered product can or should be flushed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}},{"text":"Treats a violation as a violation of an FTC rule on unfair or deceptive acts or practices, directs the Federal Trade Commission to enforce it, and allows the Commission to issue regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}},{"text":"Bars States and their political subdivisions from establishing or continuing \"Do Not Flush\" labeling requirements for covered products that are not identical to those in the section, and applies the section to covered entities 1 year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh#HE7E81EAC4E5E4849ACA7E2A7D1D5E63E"},"heading":"Do not flush labeling","effect":"Exempts the outer packaging of combined products, and certain individually packaged or outer-packaged items in bulk packaging, from the symbol and label notice requirement that applies to other covered products.","amount":null,"quote":"The outer packaging of combined products shall be exempt from the symbol and label notice requirements of subsection (a)."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-06-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2964/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-2964.png","v":"7dee0b8b5783","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2964, 118th Congress: WIPPES Act. House: 351 Yea, 56 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 11 Jun 2024."}}