HR 6026 · 117th Congress · Health

Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-11-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS (i.e., a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom).…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]CA
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT