PFAS–Free Procurement Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025 uses federal purchasing rules to reduce procurement of products containing certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Six months after enactment, executive agency heads may not renew or enter contracts to procure covered items containing PFOS or PFOA. Covered items are nonstick cookware, cooking utensils, furniture, carpet, and rugs treated with stain-resistant coating. The bill also requires agencies to prioritize procurement of covered items that do not contain PFAS when those products are available and practicable. It defines PFAS as harmful perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFOA as perfluorooctanoic acid, and PFOS as perfluorooctane sulfonate.
Who Benefits and How
Federal employees benefit from reduced federal purchasing of covered products containing PFOS or PFOA. PFAS-free cookware manufacturers benefit from federal preference for covered items without PFAS. PFAS-free furniture suppliers benefit from procurement priority when alternatives are available and practicable. Environmental health advocates benefit from a federal purchasing signal against PFOS and PFOA in covered consumer products.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Executive agencies must screen covered procurement contracts for PFOS and PFOA content after the six-month effective date. Federal contracting officers must prioritize PFAS-free covered items where available and practicable. Suppliers of PFOS cookware and PFOA stain-resistant furnishings lose access to covered federal contracts. Federal procurement staff may need product-content documentation to enforce the ban.
Key Provisions
- Bars executive agencies from entering or renewing covered-item contracts containing PFOS or PFOA.
- Covers nonstick cookware, cooking utensils, furniture, carpet, and stain-resistant rugs.
- Requires agencies to prioritize PFAS-free covered items where available and practicable.
- Defines PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, executive agency, and covered item.
- Applies to contracts entered six months after enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars executive agencies from entering or renewing contracts for nonstick cookware, cooking utensils, furniture, carpet, or rugs containing PFOS or PFOA and directs agencies to prioritize PFAS-free covered items where available and practicable.
Key Policy Areas
Federal Procurement, Environmental Health, Consumer Products
Primary Purpose
Bars executive agencies from entering or renewing contracts for nonstick cookware, cooking utensils, furniture, carpet, or rugs containing PFOS or PFOA and directs agencies to prioritize PFAS-free covered items where available and practicable.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal employees
- PFAS-free cookware manufacturers
- PFAS-free furniture suppliers
- Environmental health advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Executive agencies
- Federal contracting officers
- Suppliers of PFOS cookware
- Suppliers of PFOA furnishings
- Federal procurement staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Stevens, …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
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