S5516Referred to Committee

Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-09-24
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Margaret Wood Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan
Democrat · NH · Senator
Votes with party: 75.0% (901 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-09-24

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5516 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5516 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2026 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, 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 ``Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINING INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS. (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(jjj)(1) The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS. ``(2) The term `PFAS' means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.''. (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2028. <all>
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