Congress packaging and PFAS bills

What it would do: Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit deceptive recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for consumer product packaging and requires such claims to be certified by accredited third-party bodies and qualified with information about program availability.

What it would do: Prohibits persons from making misleading recycled content claims when advertising, marketing, selling, or offering products to consumers. Authorizes mass balance accounting as an acceptable method for substantiating recycled content claims if compliant with third-party certification systems, and directs the FTC to update its Green Guides accordingly.

What it would do: Congress disapproves the Environmental Protection Agency rule modifying the start of the submission period for PFAS reporting and recordkeeping under TSCA 8(a)(7), published at 91 Fed. Reg. 18786 on April 13, 2026, and declares the rule shall have no force or effect.

What it would do: Establishes a pilot grant program under the EPA to award competitive grants of $500,000 to $15,000,000 to states, local governments, tribes, and public-private partnerships to improve recycling accessibility in underserved communities through infrastructure like transfer stations and curbside collection programs.

What it would do: Requires the EPA Administrator to prepare and publicly release a report within 2 years on the feasibility and best practices of reuse and refill systems across various sectors, including evaluation of system types, equitable distribution, job creation, economic impacts, support needs, and implementation barriers.

What it would do: Establishes a pilot grant program awarding $500,000 to $15,000,000 per grant to states, local governments, tribes, and public-private partnerships to improve recycling accessibility in underserved communities. Requires EPA to collect and report data on recycling and composting infrastructure, programs, and end-market sales.

What it would do: Requires the Secretary concerned to characterize separations from the Armed Forces solely based on pseudofolliculitis barbae as honorable discharges and allows such separated members to receive veterans benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regardless of minimum active-duty service requirements.

What it would do: Establishes a Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program providing compensation to firefighters with PFAS-related health conditions, funded by a PFAS Trust Fund supported by 10 percent excise taxes on PFAS products and PFAS litigation awards.

What it would do: Creates national standards for labeling packaging, food service products, and beverage containers as recyclable, compostable, reusable, or refillable, with EPA and FTC establishing standardized labels and enforcement mechanisms for deceptive labeling practices.

What it would do: Directs the EPA Administrator to study the feasibility of establishing a standardized national database tracking recyclable materials, recycling infrastructure capacity, material recovery outcomes, landfill diversion, underserved areas, and extended producer responsibility program performance, and to establish such database if feasible within one year of submitting the report.

What it would do: Establishes a Federal working group composed of representatives from EPA, FTC, NIST, and other agencies to develop recommendations for increasing post-consumer resin use and improving measurement, traceability, and reporting of recycled plastic content across packaging, construction, infrastructure, and automotive sectors.

What it would do: Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, effective January 1, 2027. Defines PFAS as fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom.

What it would do: Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit cosmetics from containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, effective January 1, 2027, and repeals a related provision from the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022.

What it would do: Establishes a grant program through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to fund research and development of PFAS-free turnout gear for firefighters, and authorizes funding for training programs on safe use and decontamination of such gear.

What it would do: Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem 14 categories of chemicals unsafe for use as food contact substances, including phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, and others. Requires the Secretary to consider effects on vulnerable populations when evaluating alternative substances, effective 2 years after enactment.

What it would do: Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem 15 specific chemical classes and substances unsafe for use in food contact materials, including ortho-phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, and others, effective 2 years after enactment, while allowing states to impose stricter standards.

What it would do: Requires the EPA Administrator to report on composting and recycling infrastructure, prepare an inventory of materials recovery facilities every 4 years, and develop national recycling rates. Authorizes $4,000,000 annually through 2029 for these activities.

What it would do: Imposes a 45 percent excise tax on sales of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances by manufacturers, producers, or importers, and establishes a 25 percent tax credit for expenditures to remove these substances from public water systems where contamination exceeds EPA maximum contaminant levels.

What it would do: Requires the EPA Administrator to promulgate a final rule within 60 days prohibiting the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials from plastic polymer production facilities, plastic molding facilities, and other point sources that make, use, package, or transport such materials.

What it would do: Phases out nonessential perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances over 10 years, prohibits releases above detection thresholds, requires manufacturer reporting, establishes research centers, and modifies liability statutes for hazardous substance exposure claims.

What it would do: Phases out nonessential perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) over 10 years, prohibits releases above detection thresholds, requires manufacturer reporting, establishes research centers, and modifies liability statutes for PFAS exposure claims.

What it would do: Requires the EPA Administrator to promulgate a final rule within 60 days prohibiting the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials from facilities regulated under federal regulations and from point sources that make, use, package, or transport such materials, and to reflect these prohibitions in wastewater and stormwater permits and performance standards.