PROTECT Act of 2026

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a final rule within 180 days of the law taking effect that adds all PFAS chemicals (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom) to the federal list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The chemicals would be listed as one class. Within 365 days after that rule is issued, the EPA would have to update its list of source categories to include the major sources and area sources that release these substances.

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Sponsors

• Haley M. Stevens Democrat sponsor
• 15 cosponsors