House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PROTECT Act of 2026
Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Haley Stevens D-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 8, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6990.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEVENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 5, January 8, 2026, Page H253):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6990, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6990
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 7, 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
15 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 12 Democrats
3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Greg Casar (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens.
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- H.R. 1101 (119th) Taxpayer Data Protection Act
- H.R. 9370 (119th) Protect Local Funding Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.