H.R. 9593

Summary

H.R. 9593, the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 6, 2026 by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9593 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9593 IH: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9593  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 6, 2026   Mrs. Dingell  (for herself and  Mr. Fitzpatrick ) 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 prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
 This Act may be cited as the   Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition against food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS
(a)
In general
Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 331 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(1)
The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS.
(2)
In this paragraph, the term  PFAS  means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom.
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(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2027.

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To amend 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, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) sponsors H.R. 9593, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 6, 2026

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 6, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9593 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jul 6, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9593 has taken 2 actions since Jul 6, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9593 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9593 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To amend 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, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9593 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9593’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9593, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 111 (Monday, July 6, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 9593.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enactlegislation provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4375]

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