I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3619 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2023 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mrs. Fletcher , Ms. Norton , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , and Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban certain substances in cosmetic products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Toxic-Free Beauty Act of 2023 . 2. Ban on certain substances in cosmetic products Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 361 ) is amended— (a) by adding at the end the following: (h) If it contains intentionally added dibutyl phthalate (CAS no. 84-74-2), diethylhexyl phthalate (CAS no. 117-81-7), formaldehyde (CAS no. 50-00-0), paraformaldehyde (CAS no. 30525-89-4), methylene glycol (CAS no. 463-57-0), quaternium-15 (CAS no. 7439-97-6), mercury (CAS no. 7439-97-6), isobutylparaben (CAS no. 4247-02-3), isopropylparaben (CAS no. 4191-73-5), m-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of such substance) (CAS no. 108-45-2), and o-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of such substance) (CAS no. 95-54-5). . (b) Effective date Section 601(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to cosmetics introduced or delivered into introduction into interstate commerce beginning on January 1, 2025.