Bills · 119th Congress · Environmental Protection

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)".

Where it stands

  1. Introduced4/27/26
  2. Passed Senate
  3. House
  4. President
  5. Law

Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2026.

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Procedural motions
SenateOn the Motion to Proceed · 8/5/26Motion to proceedA vote on whether the Senate should begin considering a measure, usually offered by the majority leader when senators won't agree to take it up by unanimous consent. Passing it only opens debate; it is not a vote on the measure itself.Senate glossary: motion to proceed to consider ↗
Motion to Proceed Rejected · Yea 48 · Nay 50Official source ↗
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Sponsor
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ( Democrat · RI)
Cosponsors
0
Introduced
4/27/26
Policy area
Environmental Protection

What happens next

The Senate must pass it, then the House must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (5)
  1. 4/27/26Introduced in Senate
  2. 4/27/26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. 7/28/26Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  4. 7/28/26Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 532.
  5. 8/5/26Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 50. Record Vote Number: 222.