S. 2491 119th Congress Senate

SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the regulatory review process to determine the safety and effectiveness of nonprescription … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the regulatory review process to determine the safety and effectiveness of nonprescription drugs intended for topical administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2025 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

Health

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Jul 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
for PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE
for PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
5 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
5 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
5 filings
White House Office
5 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Jul 29, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2491: SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2491/

MLA

"S. 2491: SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2491/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 2491, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2491/.

Markdown link

[S. 2491: SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2491/)