House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To phaseout production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 20, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8016.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCOLLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 50, March 19, 2026, Page H2622):Section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8016, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8016
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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 August 28, 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
7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.
- H.R. 588 (119th) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- H.R. 7545 (119th) Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
- H.R. 5521 (119th) Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1463 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- H.R. 5328 (119th) Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
- H.Res. 613 (119th) Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.