HR6519-118

Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 30, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4F5DAA6ABBFC4DC8B0956F08C735094B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No PFAS in Cosmetics Act.
  • Section HBC930F8C43064B4ABFA01C0A9E2A4D60: 2. Ban on perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding after...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 30, 2023

Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Kuster) introduced …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance" §HBC930F8C43064B4ABFA01C0A9E2A4D60

a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that— has been intentionally added by a manufacturer or supplier to an ingredient, raw material, product, or packaging and has a functional or technical effect on the product or packaging

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