Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 86
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2025 to Aug 10, 2026; 74 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Aug 10, 2026 |
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 Mar 6, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 43, March 6, 2025, page H1039.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 897 | Farewell to Foam Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Farewell to Foam Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2025Introduced 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.
