3.0.0 2827 2022-11-01T05:32:24Z 2022-11-01T05:32:24Z House HR 2019-05-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 2827.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H3962]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-20T17:34:03Z Referred to 2019-05-17T13:02:05Z Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 116 3227 S 2020-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2019-05-20 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-06-26 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Food supply, safety, and labeling Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health 00 2019-05-17 Introduced in House 2021-09-12T19:36:59Z Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (commonly referred to as PFAS) in food contact substances. A food contact substance is a substance intended for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.

]]> Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019 Display Title Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance used as a food contact substance to be unsafe and therefore treated as adulterated under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2827ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2827ih.xml 2019-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.