Replacement Parts Availability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7181 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7181 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for replacement parts, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2026 Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for replacement parts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Replacement Parts Availability Act''. SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT PARTS. (a) In General.--Section 6(c)(2)(D) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(c)(2)(D)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (vi); and (2) in clause (i), to read as follows: ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall exempt replacement parts for complex durable goods and complex consumer goods that are designed prior to the date of publication in the Federal Register of the rule under subsection (a). ``(ii) Exception.--The Administrator may only regulate replacement parts if the Administrator-- ``(I) finds through the risk evaluation conducted under subsection (b)(4)(A) that such replacement parts contribute significantly to the risk to the general population or to an identified potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation; and ``(II) makes an express written determination for such replacement parts, supported by substantial evidence in the risk evaluation, that the replacement part alone contributes significantly to the risk to the general population or to an identified potentially exposed or sus