Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8016 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8016 To phaseout production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Ms. McCollum (for herself and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To phaseout production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--PHASEOUT OF NONESSENTIAL PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND ALL RELEASES Sec. 101. Agreement with the National Academies concerning the essential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Sec. 102. Manufacturing and use phaseout program. Sec. 103. United States perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance policy. Sec. 104. Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub