House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PFAS Accountability Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to codify a Federal cause of action and a type of remedy available for individuals significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to encourage research and accountability for irresponsible discharge of those substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Madeleine Dean D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 11, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6626.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 209, December 11, 2025, Page H5810):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6626, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6626
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 31, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 31, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean.
- H.R. 3178 (119th) Save Healthcare Workers Act
- H.R. 6434 (119th) Freedom to Heal Act of 2025
- H.R. 1673 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28 East Airy Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania, as the "Charles…
- H.R. 2420 (119th) Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 10226 (119th) To prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 7209 (119th) TRAIN Act
Related bills
- S. 3460 (119th) PFAS Accountability Act of 2025Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.