{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7543","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7543,"title":"Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-02-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000593","fullName":"Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]","party":"D","state":"CA","district":49}],"cosponsorsCount":49,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure."},"policyArea":"Environmental Protection","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-13T12:14:19Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":497,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:49:48.739Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Plastic%20Pellet%20Free%20Waters%20Act"}]}}