Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 19, 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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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).
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2021 to Dec 1, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 27, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3169 | Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Nov 4, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
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