HR-6128 : Still Just a Bill

Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, which must identify:

• pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources;
• the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected;
• the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water;
• the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and
• methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent them.