PORKEROpen the app

Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Farewell to Foam Act of 2025

S. 897Introduced Mar 6, 2025Policy area: Environmental Protection

Official title: A bill to prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Chris Van Hollen D-MD
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: Mar 6, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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

12 cosponsors — 10 Democrats, 2 independents

0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Angus King (I-ME), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen.

Related bills

Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

Open in Bill Explorer →

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.