Schakowsky’s Loaded Cosmetics Bill Described As ‘Floor, Not A Ceiling’ For States To Build On

01 Oct 2019

• By Lauren Nardella and Ryan Nelson

The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act, reintroduced in the US House, exceeds the proposed Personal Care Products Safety Act in the Senate in terms of the duties and resource demands it would impose on companies and the FDA, while leaving states free to regulate cosmetics even more stringently. The proposal now must vie for the attention of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Cosmetics regulatory reform may not be top of mind for House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership faced with upcoming hearings on e-cigarette dangers, prescription drug pricing, gun violence, immigration policy and climate change.

Not to mention impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, which are bound to divert Congress’s attention from legislative matters, despite...