No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8360 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8360

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any sunscreen 
           or cosmetic containing parabens to be adulterated.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2024

  Mrs. Luna (for herself, Ms. Caraveo, and Mr. Nehls) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any sunscreen 
           or cosmetic containing parabens to be adulterated.

    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 ``No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADULTERATED SUNSCREEN AND COSMETICS CONTAINING PARABENS.

    (a) Sunscreen Containing Parabens.--Section 501 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351) is amended by inserting 
after paragraph (j) the following:
    ``(k) If it is a drug that--
            ``(1) contains 1 or more active ingredients intended for 
        application to the skin of humans for purposes of absorbing, 
        reflecting, or scattering ultraviolet radiation; and
            ``(2) bears or contains parabens, including esters of 
        parahydroxybenzoic acid, which include methylparaben, 
        ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben, 
        isobutylparaben, benzylparaben, phenylparaben, and 
        pentylparaben.''.
    (b) Cosmetics Containing Parabens.--Section 601 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(h) If it bears or contains parabens, including esters of 
parahydroxybenzoic acid, which include methylparaben, ethylparaben, 
propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, 
benzylparaben, phenylparaben, and pentylparaben.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply only with respect to drugs and cosmetics introduced or 
delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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