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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9594 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9594

  To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of 
  intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in 
                   cosmetics, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2026

     Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Friedman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of 
  intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in 
                   cosmetics, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No PFAS in Cosmetics Act''.

SEC. 2. BAN ON PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

    (a) Adulteration.--Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding after paragraph (g) 
the following:
    ``(h)(1) If it contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance.
    ``(2) In this paragraph:
            ``(A) The term `perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
        substance' means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals 
        containing at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene 
        carbon atom.
            ``(B) The term `intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or 
        polyfluoroalkyl substance' means a perfluoroalkyl or 
        polyfluoroalkyl substance that--
                    ``(i) has been intentionally added by a 
                manufacturer or supplier to an ingredient, raw 
                material, product, or packaging and has a functional or 
                technical effect on the product or packaging; or
                    ``(ii) is an intentional breakdown product of an 
                added chemical.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 601(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply beginning on 
January 1, 2027.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3506 of the Modernization of 
Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title III of division 
FF of Public Law 117-328) is hereby repealed.
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No PFAS in Cosmetics Act

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