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PFAS Regulation

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

2025-12-04 — Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act: 2026 — S3353 (Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, 119th Congress, referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry) would provide relief to farmers affected by PFAS contamination, extending the PFAS policy response beyond drinking water and consumer products into agricultural land and producer economic assistance; at introduction stage with no enacted effect. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-05 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027: 2026-06-05 — HR9171 (Interior/Environment FY2027 appropriations, Union Calendar) would fund EPA’s FY2027 budget and attach use restrictions, providing the resource envelope for ongoing PFAS drinking water rulemakings, UCMR monitoring, and TSCA 8(a)(7) reporting activities. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-28 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)”.: 2026 — SJRES187 (introduced) would use the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the EPA rule modifying the start of the submission period for PFAS reporting and recordkeeping under TSCA section 8(a)(7), targeting an administrative delay to the industry-wide PFAS use/production reporting timeline rather than the substantive reporting obligation itself. (novelty: 2)
2025-07-23 — Healthy H2O Act: cross-connection with healthy-h2o-act-rural-drinking-water: Household-level testing and remediation grants could serve as a compliance/mitigation pathway for rural private wells affected by PFAS and other regulated contaminants. (novelty: 3)
2025-07-17 — Microplastics Safety Act: cross-connection with microplastics-safety-act: Both address federal responses to persistent synthetic contaminants in water and consumer exposure pathways under EPA/FDA-adjacent authorities. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-20 — Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026: 2026 — Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 (introduced) would establish EPA-mandated annual reporting of essential and nonessential PFAS uses, phase out nonessential uses and above-threshold releases within 10 years, restrict federal procurement of PFAS-containing products, and expand enforcement via civil/criminal penalties and citizen suits—a comprehensive expansion of the existing PFAS regulatory framework beyond drinking water and single-sector bans. (novelty: 3)
2025-05-06 — PFAS Alternatives Act: 2025 — HR3184 (PFAS Alternatives Act, 119th Congress) referred to the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment; would support R&D on substitutes for PFAS, complementing regulatory restrictions with a supply-side alternatives pathway; at introduction stage with no enacted effect. (novelty: 2)
2025-12-11 — A bill to require the provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from activities of the Department of Defense.: 2026 — Senate bill (introduced) would require the Department of Defense to provide alternative drinking water to households whose private wells or water supplies are contaminated with PFOS/PFOA from DoD activities, extending PFAS remediation obligations to federal polluters at contaminated sites. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-06 — No PFAS in Cosmetics Act: 2026 — HR9594 (No PFAS in Cosmetics Act, referred to House Energy and Commerce) would ban PFAS chemicals in cosmetic products, extending PFAS restrictions from drinking water and food-contact materials into personal-care products; at introduction stage with no enacted effect. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2026-07-06 — Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026: 2026-07 — HR9593 (Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026, referred to House Energy and Commerce) would restrict PFAS chemicals in food containers, extending PFAS restrictions from drinking water into food-contact materials; at introduction stage with no enacted effect. (novelty: 2)
2025-11-18 — Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025: 2025 — HR6116 (Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2025, introduced) would require fracking operators to test for and publicly report contamination of underground drinking water sources as a condition of state UIC primacy; tangential to PFAS regulation but relevant where PFAS have been documented as fracturing-fluid additives that could migrate into drinking water aquifers. (novelty: 2)
2025-11-18 — Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2025: 2025 — FRAC Act of 2025 (introduced) would require disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals, including trade-secret constituents, to medical personnel in emergencies; tangential to PFAS regulation but relevant where PFAS have been documented as fracturing-fluid additives that could reach drinking water sources. (novelty: 3)
2026-05-20 — Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the Mixture of These Three PFAS Plus PFBS): EPA proposed rule would rescind Maximum Contaminant Levels and regulatory determinations for four PFAS (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA/GenX, and the mixture including PFBS) from the 2024 NPDWR, citing unlawful simultaneous promulgation of regulatory determinations and final rules; PFOA and PFOS MCLs are not affected by this action. (novelty: 3)
2026-05-20 — Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels: EPA proposed rule would extend the PFOA/PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level compliance deadline from April 26, 2029 to April 26, 2031 for public water systems that request an exemption under the Safe Drinking Water Act, delaying practical treatment/capital compliance timelines by two years for exempted systems. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-09 — No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026: 2026 — HR9231 (No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act of 2026), referred to House Energy and Commerce, would restrict toxic chemicals in food packaging, a category that has historically included PFAS used as grease-resistant coatings; the bill is at the introduction stage with no enacted effect. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-01 — Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems: Under the proposed UCMR 6, EPA would add 7 ultrashort organofluorine compounds (including certain PFAS) to nationwide drinking water monitoring, expanding data collection on PFAS-class contaminants not yet subject to national primary drinking water regulations. (novelty: 3)