H.R. 6990

Summary

H.R. 6990, the PROTECT Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 8, 2026 by Rep. Haley Stevens (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 6990 has 14 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6990 IH: Prevent Release Of Toxic Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 6990  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 8, 2026   Ms. Stevens  (for herself,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Ms. Scholten , and  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) ), and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Prevent Release Of Toxic Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2026   or the   PROTECT Act of 2026  .
2.
Listing of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous air pollutants
(a)
Listing
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) ).
(b)
Sources categories
Not later than 365 days after the final rule is issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the list under section 112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(c)(1) ) to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances listed pursuant to such final rule.

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To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Haley Stevens (D) sponsors H.R. 6990, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Haley Stevens

Rep. · D–MI-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 8, 2026

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Jennifer Kiggans

Rep. · R–VA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Rashida Tlaib

Rep. · D–MI-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026 · Original

Deborah Ross

Rep. · D–NC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 13, 2026

Yassamin Ansari

Rep. · D–AZ-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2026

Maxwell Frost

Rep. · D–FL-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6990 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 8, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6990 has taken 2 actions since Jan 8, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 6990 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6990 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PROTECT Act of 2026 — Display Title
• PROTECT Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Prevent Release Of Toxic Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6990 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Housing, Insurance.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6990 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6990’s is Environmental Protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6990, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEVENS:H.R. 6990.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H253]

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