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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4436 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to cosmetic safety, 
with an emphasis on communities of color and professional salon workers, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2025 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. EVANS of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, 
and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
cosmetic safety, with an emphasis on communities of 
color and professional salon workers, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cosmetic Safety for 
Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Research on health disparities impacting communities of color. 
Sec. 4. Research on health concerns impacting professional nail, hair, and beau-
ty salon workers. 
Sec. 5. Support for creating safer alternatives. 
Sec. 6. National Resource Center on Beauty Justice. 
Sec. 7. Translation of and access to safety data sheets. 
Sec. 8. National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety. 
Sec. 9. Food and Drug Administration regulation of synthetic braids. 
SEC. 3. RESEARCH ON HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACTING 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–8. RESEARCH ON HEALTH DISPARITIES RE-
LATED TO COSMETICS IMPACTING COMMU-
NITIES OF COLOR. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct, or award grants for, research, in-
cluding community-based participatory research, re-
lating to epidemiological, clinical, ecological, and so-
cial scientific investigations into— 
‘‘(A) the chemicals that are linked to ad-
verse health effects and most commonly found 
in cosmetics marketed to women and girls of 
color, including beauty, personal hygiene, and 
intimate care products; 
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‘‘(B) the use of cosmetics containing such 
chemicals by women and girls of color across 
their lifespans; 
‘‘(C) the specific adverse health effects ex-
perienced by women and girls of color from ex-
posure to unsafe chemicals present in cosmetics 
used by them; and 
‘‘(D) interventions that reduce exposure to, 
or harm done by exposure to, unsafe chemicals 
present in cosmetics used by women and girls 
of color; and 
‘‘(2) disseminate the results of the investiga-
tions conducted or supported under paragraph (1) to 
help communities of color identify and address po-
tentially unsafe chemical exposures in the use of cos-
metics. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after awarding 
the first grant under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
make publicly available on the website of the Department 
of Health and Human Services and submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results 
of the investigations conducted or supported under sub-
section (a), including— 
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‘‘(1) summary findings on— 
‘‘(A) marketing strategies, product cat-
egories, 
and 
specific 
cosmetics 
containing 
chemicals linked to adverse health effects; and 
‘‘(B) the demographics of the populations 
marketed to and using these cosmetics; and 
‘‘(2) recommended public health information 
strategies to reduce potentially unsafe exposures 
from cosmetics. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be any of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) An accredited institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(2) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(3) A nongovernmental organization with ex-
pertise working with communities of color. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $7,500,000, for the period of fiscal years begin-
ning with the fiscal year including the date of enactment 
of this section and running through the fifth fiscal year 
commencing after such date of enactment.’’. 
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SEC. 4. RESEARCH ON HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING 
PROFESSIONAL NAIL, HAIR, AND BEAUTY 
SALON WORKERS. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–9. RESEARCH ON HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACT-
ING PROFESSIONAL NAIL, HAIR, AND BEAUTY 
SALON WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct, or award grants for, research, in-
cluding community-based participatory research, re-
lating to epidemiological, clinical, ecological, and so-
cial scientific investigations into— 
‘‘(A) the chemicals that are linked to ad-
verse health effects and most commonly found 
in cosmetics used by professional nail, hair, and 
beauty salon workers; 
‘‘(B) the types and categories of profes-
sional salon products containing such chemicals 
and the availability of safer alternatives; 
‘‘(C) the specific adverse health effects ex-
perienced by professional nail, hair, and beauty 
salon workers from exposure to unsafe chemi-
cals present in cosmetics used in nail, hair, and 
beauty salons; and 
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‘‘(D) interventions that reduce exposure to, 
or harm done by exposure to, unsafe chemicals 
present in cosmetics used in nail, hair, and 
beauty salons; and 
‘‘(2) disseminate the results of the investiga-
tions conducted or supported under paragraph (1) to 
help professional nail, hair, and beauty salon work-
ers identify and eliminate potentially unsafe chem-
ical exposures in their workplace. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall be any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) An accredited institution of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(2) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(3) A nongovernmental organization with ex-
pertise working with communities of color or immi-
grant populations. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after awarding 
the first grant under this section, the Secretary shall make 
publicly available and submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate a report on the results of the investigations 
conducted or supported under subsection (a), including— 
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‘‘(1) summary findings, with respect to profes-
sional nail, hair, and beauty salon workers, on— 
‘‘(A) chemicals of concern and products 
and product categories containing ingredients 
linked to adverse health effects; and 
‘‘(B) the demographics of the populations 
using these products and product categories; 
and 
‘‘(2) recommended occupational health informa-
tion strategies for professional nail, hair, and beauty 
salon workers to reduce potentially unsafe exposures 
to cosmetics. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘salon 
worker’ means a licensed or nonlicensed cosmetologist, 
nail technician, barber, or esthetician who applies or ad-
ministers a cosmetic within the scope of their business 
practices. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $7,500,000, for the period of fiscal years begin-
ning with the fiscal year including the date of enactment 
of this section and running through the fifth fiscal year 
commencing after such date of enactment.’’. 
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SEC. 5. SUPPORT FOR CREATING SAFER ALTERNATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall award grants to support research focused on 
the design of cosmetic chemicals that have no inherent 
toxicity or association with adverse health effects. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants pro-
posing to focus on— 
(1) replacing chemicals in professional cosmetic 
products used by professional nail, hair, and beauty 
salon workers with chemicals that are not associated 
with adverse health events; 
(2) replacing chemicals in cosmetic products 
marketed to women and girls of color, including any 
such beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care 
products, with chemicals that are not associated with 
adverse health events; or 
(3) providing assistance in creating safer prod-
uct formulations to minority-owned cosmetic compa-
nies that are manufacturing and marketing cosmetic 
products to women or girls of color or professional 
nail, hair, and beauty salon workers. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘salon 
worker’’ means a licensed or nonlicensed cosmetologist, 
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nail technician, barber, or esthetician who applies or ad-
ministers a cosmetic within the scope of their business 
practices. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years beginning with 
the fiscal year including the date of enactment of this sec-
tion and running through the fifth fiscal year commencing 
after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON BEAUTY JUS-
TICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award a grant to an eligible entity 
to establish a National Resource Center on Beauty Justice 
for the purpose of addressing unsafe cosmetic chemical ex-
posures experienced by— 
(1) women and girls of color; 
(2) men and boys of color; 
(3) immigrant populations; 
(4) language minorities; 
(5) the LGBTQIA community; and 
(6) other underserved populations as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for purposes of this subsection. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be a commu-
nity-based or other nonprofit organization that— 
(1) has a primary focus on eliminating toxic 
chemical exposures linked to increasing rates of dis-
ease; and 
(2) works with culturally and linguistically di-
verse minority communities, including populations 
traditionally underserved due to— 
(A) their immigration status; 
(B) geographic location; 
(C) sexual orientation; 
(D) gender identity; or 
(E) language barriers. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The National Resource Center 
on Beauty Justice funded through this section shall use 
such funds to carry out activities and initiatives that are 
for the purpose described in subsection (a) and driven by 
the needs, opportunities, and priorities of communities of 
color, which may include activities and initiatives designed 
to— 
(1) conduct community outreach and organizing 
and develop community-based interventions that em-
power and equip communities of color with the infor-
mation they need to select safe, non-toxic cosmetics; 
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(2) develop and implement outreach, awareness, 
and education strategies targeted at women and 
girls of color, men and boys of color, immigrant pop-
ulations, language minorities, and other underserved 
populations, to decrease unsafe cosmetic chemical 
exposures experienced by these populations; 
(3) create or develop collaborative partnerships 
to educate and train, and create best practices for, 
relevant stakeholders including nongovernmental or-
ganizations, health care professionals, sororities and 
fraternal organizations, community leaders, profes-
sional salon workers, brand owners, faith leaders, 
teachers, and leaders from the LGBTQIA commu-
nity; 
(4) develop educational curricula and outreach 
strategies for middle and high schools and institu-
tions of higher education that include linguistically, 
culturally, and community relevant content and sug-
gested interventions for youth populations; or 
(5) create public education campaigns utilizing 
culturally and linguistically appropriate images and 
messaging for targeted populations including com-
munity members, youth, health care professionals, 
salon workers, teachers, and other thought leaders. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the recipient of the grant under sub-
section (a) shall submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and the Con-
gress regarding activities carried out pursuant to the 
grant and an evaluation of the results of the activi-
ties. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall make each report 
under paragraph (1) available to the public by post-
ing a copy of the report on the website of the Office 
of Minority Health. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
SEC. 7. TRANSLATION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFETY DATA 
SHEETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
shall issue a standard under section 6 of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) that re-
quires the following: 
(1) Each manufacturer or importer selling any 
cosmetic for professional use shall— 
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(A) obtain or develop a safety data sheet 
described in subsection (b) for each such cos-
metic that— 
(i) the manufacturer or importer pro-
duces or imports; and 
(ii) includes a hazardous chemical, or 
a product ingredient associated with any 
chemical hazard, that is classified as a 
health hazard in accordance with the cri-
teria found in section 1910.1200(d) of title 
29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and 
any successor regulations; and 
(B) make the safety data sheet available 
on the manufacturer or importer’s website (in 
addition to any other required manner of mak-
ing such sheet available) to distributors and 
employers, including owners of hair, nail, and 
beauty salons or spas or other establishments 
that provide cosmetic services for humans, in 
English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, 
and upon request other languages. 
(2) Each distributor of a cosmetic for profes-
sional use shall distribute and provide safety data 
sheets described in subsection (b) in the same man-
ner as a distributor of a chemical hazard is required 
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to distribute and provide safety data sheets under 
section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulations. 
(3) Each employer, including any operator of a 
salon or other establishment described in paragraph 
(1)(B), shall— 
(A) have a safety data sheet in the work-
place for each cosmetic for professional use that 
is used in the course of the employer’s business; 
(B) make such safety data sheet available 
to all employees of the employer who are ex-
posed or use the product to the same extent 
and in the same manner as safety data sheets 
are required to be made available under section 
1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, or any successor regulations; and 
(C) upon request, provide employees with 
translations of such safety data sheet in other 
languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Chi-
nese, Korean, and upon request other lan-
guages. 
(b) CONTENTS OF SAFETY DATA SHEET.—A safety 
data sheet for a cosmetic for professional use described 
in this section shall— 
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(1) contain the information required in a safety 
data sheet under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regu-
lations, for each hazardous chemical, or product in-
gredient associated with any chemical hazard, de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii); and 
(2) include the following statement: ‘‘This safe-
ty data sheet is also available in multiple languages 
by contacting the manufacturer, using the contact 
information provided on this sheet.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
INGREDIENT.—The 
term 
‘‘ingredient’’ 
means an intentionally added chemical in a cosmetic 
that has a technical or functional effect, including— 
(A) the breakdown products of an inten-
tionally added chemical that also have a func-
tional or technical effect in the cosmetic; 
(B) a fragrance, flavor, preservative, or 
colorant (and the components thereof); and 
(C) any individual component that the Sec-
retary deems an ingredient for purposes of this 
section. 
(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turer’’ means the entity that produces ingredients or 
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combines one or more ingredients to produce a cos-
metic product. 
(3) PROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘‘professional’’ 
has the meaning given to such term in section 
609(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 364e(c)). 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON SALON WORKER 
HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award a grant to an eligible entity 
to establish a National Resource Center on Salon Worker 
Health and Safety for the purpose of addressing unsafe 
cosmetic chemical exposures experienced by— 
(1) women and girls of color; 
(2) men and boys of color; 
(3) immigrant populations; 
(4) language minorities; 
(5) the LGBTQIA community; and 
(6) other underserved populations as deter-
mined appropriate by Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for purposes of this subsection. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall be a community- 
based or other nonprofit organization that— 
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(1) has a primary focus on eliminating toxic 
chemical exposures linked to increasing rates of dis-
ease; and 
(2) works with culturally and linguistically di-
verse minority communities, including populations 
traditionally underserved due to— 
(A) their immigration status; 
(B) geographic location; 
(C) sexual orientation; 
(D) gender identity; or 
(E) language barriers. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The National Resource Center 
on Salon Worker Health and Safety funded through this 
section shall use such funds to carry out activities and 
initiatives that are for the purpose described in subsection 
(a) and driven by the needs, opportunities, and priorities 
of professional salon workers, which may include activities 
and initiatives designed to— 
(1) develop and disseminate information, edu-
cational resources, training, and technical assistance 
to diverse populations of salon workers, including a 
visual guide, training program, and instructional 
video to teach salon workers how to read and under-
stand safety data sheets; 
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