Healthy Hair Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7685 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7685 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to specify that hair straightening or smoothing products containing formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasing substances will be considered adulterated, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Ms. Brown (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Crockett, Mrs. McIver, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Beatty, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to specify that hair straightening or smoothing products containing formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasing substances will be considered adulterated, 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 ``Healthy Hair Act''. SEC. 2. HAIR STRAIGHTENING OR SMOOTHING PRODUCTS CONTAINING FORMALDEHYDE CONSIDERED ADULTERATED. (a) In General.--Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) If it is a hair straightening or hair smoothing product (including a keratin treatment) and it contains any amount of formaldehyde or any formaldehyde releasing substance.''. (b) Hair Straightening or Hair Smoothing Product Defined.--Section 604 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 364) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(6) Hair straightening or hair smoothing product.--The term `hair straigh