Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act

Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
Session: 119th Congress Current
**Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act** This bill revises requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The HTS sets out the tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States. Currently, garments that are classified under specified subheadings under chapter 62 of the HTS (e.g., water resistant trousers) must have a water resistance such that, under a head pressure of 600 millimeters, not more than 1.0 gram of water penetrates after two minutes when tested in accordance with a specified test method. Further, the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining. This bill removes the requirement that the water resistance must be the result of a rubber or plastics application to the outer shell, lining, or inner lining.

Sponsors

(5)
CP
Chellie Pingree
Democrat · Primary
BM
Blake Moore
Republican · Primary
BF
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Cosponsor
SM
Sarah McBride
Democrat · Cosponsor
RT
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat · Cosponsor

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