# 119-hr-6990: PROTECT Act of 2026

119-hr-6990, PROTECT Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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- As of: 2026-10-08
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6990
- Congress: 119
- Title: PROTECT Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Classifying PFAS as hazardous air pollutants** would require the EPA to treat perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that have at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom as a single class of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The bill also requires EPA to identify the categories and subcategories of major and area sources that emit those PFAS so those sources fall under the HAP regulatory framework.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New PFAS pollution rules for businesses: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add as a class all PFAS chemicals with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the hazardous air pollutants list within 180 days of enactment. The EPA would then have 365 days after that final rule to list catego…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-429: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6990 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6990)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-429: Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-429)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6990 (as of 2026-10-08).