# 119-hr-1239: Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act

119-hr-1239, Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1239
- Congress: 119
- Title: Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A voluntary sustainable apparel labeling program** would let apparel makers and sellers display verified, numerical life-cycle greenhouse gas information on products and packaging. The EPA would run the program in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Federal Trade Commission and would set label format, data rules, and verification standards. - Manufacturers and retail sellers could apply to include an article in the program and attach a label that reports a numerical total of greenhouse gas emissions across the article's full life cycle. - Shoppers would see a numerical emissions summary on the label and scan a QR code at the point of sale for full life-cycle data and any voluntary commitments reported by the brand. - EPA would require uniform, science-based verification aligned with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 and GHG Protocol standards and would certify entities that measure, verify, and report the information. - EPA would provide technical assistance, publish a program effectiveness report seven years after enactment and every five years after that, and revise rules to improve consumer usefulness and emissions reductions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help and public info for labels: benefit, medium. The EPA would create a public database within two years with methods, lifecycle data for each labeled item, and any reported commitments. Within two years, companies could join a voluntary program to commit to cut lifecycle emissions and to publish sustainability info. The EPA would offer technical…
- Penalties for violations and program reviews: mixed, medium. Violations of labeling rules could face civil fines up to $10,000 per violation, and each day can count as a separate offense. Courts could order compliance and other relief. Starting seven years after enactment, and every five years after, the EPA would report on effectiveness, update rules, and s…
- Rules for label data and verification: mixed, medium. The EPA would set what the label must show and how it must look. Labels would show a number for total greenhouse gas emissions across the product’s full life and link to full data with a QR code. Labels would note when data came from the maker versus EPA estimates, and when the participant is the m…
- Voluntary EPA clothing label program: mixed, medium. This bill would create a voluntary EPA label for clothing. The EPA would write the rules within two years of enactment, in consultation with Agriculture and the FTC. Any seller could apply to join; the EPA would decide based on whether you will follow program rules, not on the product’s claimed ben…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1239 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1239)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1239 (as of 2025-12-21).