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H.R. 960 119th Congress House

Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act

Official title: To amend chapter 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the requirements for a garment to be considered water resistant.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Chellie Pingree Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Consumer affairsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesTariffs
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Feb 4, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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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.

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All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 28, 2025
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McBride, Sarah
Delaware · Apr 17, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 14, 2025
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Feb 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 960: Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-960/
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"H.R. 960: Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-960/.
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H.R. 960, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-960/.
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