# 117-hr-6026: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021

117-hr-6026, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6026
- Congress: 117
- Title: Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS (i.e., a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom).

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6026 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6026)

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- [117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1916)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
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