No PFAS in Cosmetics Act

Bill: 117-s-2047
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2021-06-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Cosmetics and personal care

Department of Health and Human Services

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4521)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>No PFAS in Cosmetics Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue and finalize a rule to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2047 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2021 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No PFAS in Cosmetics Act . 2. Ban on perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) Directed rulemaking Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall issue a proposed rule to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics. Not later than 90 days after issuing the proposed rule, the Secretary shall finalize such rule. (b) Definition In this section, the term per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance means a per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made and has at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.