Ms. Brown (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, 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
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.
Ms. Velázquez; Ayanna Pressley
(MA); Yvette D. Clarke
(NY); Eleanor Holmes Norton
(DC); Sydney Kamlager-Dove
(CA); Bonnie Watson Coleman
(NJ); Summer L. Lee
(PA); Jasmine Crockett
(TX); LaMonica McIver
(NJ); Jahana Hayes
(CT); Robin L. Kelly
(IL); Joyce Beatty
(OH); Terri A. Sewell
(AL)
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Chicago
U.S. Congress. House. Healthy Hair Act. H.R. 7685. 119th
Cong., 2nd
sess., Introduced in House February 25, 2026. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7685ih.
APA
Congress, House of Representatives (2026, February 25). Healthy Hair Act (H.R. 7685 (IH)). Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7685ih.
MLA
United States, Congress, House of Representatives. Healthy Hair Act. U.S. Government Publishing Office, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7685ih. 119th Congress, H.R. 7685, Introduced in House 25 Feb. 2026.
