Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2021
Summary
Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act of 2021 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to maintain a list of certain nonfunctional constituents in cosmetics that are harmful to human health or the environment, authorizes the FDA to request from a brand owner (i.e., the entity bringing a cosmetic to market) certain information about a cosmetic's ingredients, and addresses related issues. For each listed nonfunctional constituent, the list must identify the ingredient or cosmetic (or category of ingredient or cosmetic) in which the constituent is known or reasonably expected to be present. The FDA must also (1) establish procedures for petitions to add substances to the list, (2) issue guidance for industry related to testing and detecting such nonfunctional constituents, and (3) establish a committee to provide advice on creating the list and developing the required industry guidance. Within a year of a nonfunctional constituent being added to the list, a supplier of an ingredient or cosmetic must test for that constituent and provide a brand owner the results and other information before selling the ingredient or cosmetic to the brand owner. A supplier of an ingredient or cosmetic must provide additional information about the item upon a brand owner's request. Brand owners must maintain records with information about the suppliers of ingredients and raw materials used in their cosmetics and provide such information to the FDA upon request. The bill also imposes civil penalties for brand owners and suppliers that violate this bill's provisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 8, 2021
Last action Oct 11, 2021
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Committee
2
Oct 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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Daniel T. Kildee
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
DDemocratic
Co
Lori Trahan
DDemocratic
Co
Pramila Jayapal
DDemocratic
Co
Raúl M. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Sean Patrick Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Shontel M. Brown
DDemocratic
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