No PFAS in Cosmetics Act
Latest action · Jun 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No PFAS in Cosmetics Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue and finalize a rule to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2021 to Apr 27, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jun 17, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 27, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 17, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 17, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 106, June 17, 2021, page H2929.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47826 | FDA Regulation of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) | Report | Oct 30, 2023 |
| R42594 | FDA Regulation of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Archived | Report | Mar 9, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2047 | No PFAS in Cosmetics Act | Identical bill | Jun 14, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No PFAS in Cosmetics Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
