Legislation· Aug 2026Sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
Would block an rule requiring faster reporting of PFAS chemicals in products.
Tradeoff
Disapproves an rule that moved up the deadline for companies to report perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The rule requires submission sooner than companies requested.
What's in it
The Senate rejected a to this resolution on August 5, 2026, by a vote of 48-50, leaving the bill stalled.
Senate
Introduced
(Apr 27, 2026)
Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works(Apr 27, 2026)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Discharged by petition(Jul 28, 2026)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187
Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #222 · Aug 5, 2026)
48 yeanay 50
Recently introduced · no floor action yet