HR 2269
Passed a chamber
Requires manufacturers and sellers of disposable wipes that are marketed for babies, household cleaning, or personal care to print a "Do Not Flush" warning and symbol on their packaging, and bars them from claiming the wipes can or should be flushed.
Official title: WIPPES Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-MAR-2025
Referred
21-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
08-APR-2025
Reported
12-JUN-2025
On the calendar
12-JUN-2025
Passed
23-JUN-2025
Senate
Received
24-JUN-2025
- Sets placement, size, and contrast rules for the "Do Not Flush" phrase and symbol on cylindrical, flexible film, rigid, and bulk packaging.
- Prohibits any express or implied claim that a covered wipe can or should be flushed.
- Makes violations enforceable by the Federal Trade Commission as unfair or deceptive practices and preempts state labeling rules that differ from this section.
- Applies to covered entities beginning one year after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 23-JUN-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Commerce
■ 5 D■ 2 R
2 Republicans