119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 4, 2025
Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 4, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP (HR 6500) Discussions with Congress, Labor, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…R. 7502. Discussions with the Commerce Department on the EUs proposed PFAS restrictions and Digital Product Passport Requirements. Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act. Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$278,690
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP (HR 6500) Discussions with Congress, Labor, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$278,690
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP (HR 6500) Discussions with Congress, Labor, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$278,690
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 7502. Discussions with the Commerce Department on the EUs proposed PFAS restrictions and Digital Product Passport Requirements. Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act. Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Haiti HOPE/HELP Discussions with Congress, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce on the Agreements on R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…n treatment of used textile waste as U.S.-origin inputs under FTAs Discussions with Congress on textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$372,780
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Haiti HOPE/HELP Discussions with Congress, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce on the Agreements on R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$372,780
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Haiti HOPE/HELP Discussions with Congress, USTR, CBP, State, and Commerce on the Agreements on R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$372,780
Spent on own lobbying
…n treatment of used textile waste as U.S.-origin inputs under FTAs Discussions with Congress on textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…responsibility, material sustainability, climate, and environmentDiscussions with Congress on r textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$364,841
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$364,841
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$364,841
Spent on own lobbying
…responsibility, material sustainability, climate, and environmentDiscussions with Congress on r textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and tariff and non-tariff barriers to utilizin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…ity, material sustainability, climate, and environment Discussions with Congress on funding for textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and non-tariff barriers to utilizing recycled…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$343,644
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$343,644
Spent on own lobbying
…eficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: AGOA Extension Act (H.R.6500) Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R.6504) Haiti Economic Lif…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$343,644
Spent on own lobbying
…ity, material sustainability, climate, and environment Discussions with Congress on funding for textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and non-tariff barriers to utilizing recycled…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…ficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) - the H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$7,729
Paid to lobbying firm
…funding for textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.1239 - Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and non-tariff barriers to utilizing recycled…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles
$231,090
Spent on own lobbying
…ficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) - the H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$231,090
Spent on own lobbying
…ficits and global value chains. Tariffs and proposed bills to regulate tariff policy, including: -U.S. HTS Chapter 62 U.S. Note 2 - water resistant definition [H.R.960] o New and existing trade preference programs, including: - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) - the H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$231,090
Spent on own lobbying
…funding for textile circularity infrastructure Discussions with Congress on H.R.1239 - Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act Discussions with Congress on H.R.960 - Protect Our Clothes from PFAS Act Discussions with Congress, on trade incentives for preferred material usage, and non-tariff barriers to utilizing recycled…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing