3.0.0 4153 2026-09-08T18:12:22Z 2026-09-08T18:12:22Z Senate S S 2026-03-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4153 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-03-19T20:53:08Z Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 119 8016 HR 2026-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS 2026-03-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1370-1380) IntroReferral 2026-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 2026-04-02T18:17:34Z 00 2026-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2026-06-04T19:04:58Z Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026

This bill phases out the release and nonessential use of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and addresses PFAS research, remediation, regulation, and enforcement.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must require each manufacturer and user of PFAS to submit annual reports that include specified information about the essential (e.g., critical for health or safety reasons) and nonessential uses of PFAS by such entities. Not later than 10 years after the enactment of this bill, manufacturers and users must fully phase out nonessential uses of PFAS.

The bill also

  • establishes specified deadlines to phase out the sale of certain products containing PFAS;
  • requires federal agencies, to the maximum extent practicable, to eliminate the procurement of products known to contain PFAS;
  • imposes a 10-year phaseout of the release of PFAS above a certain threshold of detection;
  • provides enforcement authority to the EPA regarding violations of the requirements of the bill, including through civil and criminal penalties;
  • allows citizen suits against manufacturers and users of PFAS and the EPA; and
  • addresses actions under state law related to damages from exposure to hazardous substances, including with regard to statutes of repose.

The bill exempts from a bankruptcy petition’s automatic stay any proceeding against a non-debtor entity (e.g., a proceeding to obtain property from a non-debtor) with respect to a PBT claim (a claim relating to persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals) against the non-debtor entity, the debtor, or the estate.

]]> Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 2026-03-31T06:23:24Z Introduced in Senate IS Display Title 45 Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026 2026-03-31T06:23:24Z Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to phase out production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. 2026-03-31T06:18:28Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2026-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4153is/xml/BILLS-119s4153is.xml 2026-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S1370-1380) 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.