House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Preventing Mass Casualties from Release of Hydrofluoric Acid at Refineries Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the use of hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid) at petroleum refineries, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2026
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Latest action: Feb 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7384.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 25, February 4, 2026, Page H2032):Article 1 of the U.S. Constituion.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 34 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7384, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7384
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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.
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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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
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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.