HR8524-119

In Committee

Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H73DFA15B36134088BB6F8FFEFB07BF60: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenya Merritt Renewing our Promise to Address Chemical Toxicity Act of 2026 or the Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT...
  • Section H415D59D1E7BD4F0F85856A6247642574: 2. Certain diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment for Federal employees exposed to toxic burn pits Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,...
  • Section HE42AF6F133BB48E7B0A52262614BC4D6: 8143c. Employees exposed to burn pits and toxic hazards in foreign contingency operations In this section: The term contingency operation has the meaning given...

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, Kenya Merritt Renewing our PACT Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 27, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 27, 2026

Ms. Pou (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Maloy) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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