H.R. 2269 · 119th Congress

WIPPES Act

Introduced on Mar 21, 2025 by Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9). 7 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 21, 2025
Cosponsors
7
5 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require certain products to be labeled with "Do Not Flush" labeling, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Consumer affairs
  • Cosmetics and personal care
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental education
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Government information and archives
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Pest management
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Water quality

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 21, 2025). Public domain.

Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act or the WIPPES Act

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.

The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements and may issue regulations to implement the bill.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Lisa C. McClainR-MI-9Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 12, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-154.
  7. Jun 12, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-154.
  8. Jun 12, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
  9. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseMr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2852-2854)
  11. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2269.
  12. Jun 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2852-2853)
  13. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2852-2853)
  14. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jun 24, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND7 reports
    $406.7K reported (all issues)
  2. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION AGENCIES6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  3. City of Sacramento6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES6 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  5. National Rural Water Association6 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION$23.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL6 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  7. Santa Margarita Water District6 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE (formerly known as The Soap & Detergent Association)5 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  9. Association of California Water Agencies5 reports
    $585K reported (all issues)
  10. Eastern Municipal Water District5 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  11. Gulf Coast Authority5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  12. EJ Water Cooperative, Inc.4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  13. El Paso Water Utilities -- Public Service Board dba El Paso Water4 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  14. Kimberly-Clark Corporation4 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  15. Mesa Water District4 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  16. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG)4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  17. Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  18. THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY4 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE DISTRIBUTING LLCAI match · 100%
  19. Los Angeles County Sanitation District2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. Monterey One Water2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  21. Desert Water Agency1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.