As Congress considers the reauthorization of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fees, which expire September 30, 2026, and the 2016 Lautenberg amendments, which are near their ten-year mark, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have released proposals to reauthorize fees and revise the statute. Following the release on January 15, 2026 of a TSCA reform discussion draft by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works released its discussion draft on February 26.
We use the term “discussion draft” because the proposed bills have not been formally introduced in the House or the Senate, a status which could change at any time. Committees with primary jurisdiction over TSCA in both chambers already have held hearings on the concepts put forward in the discussion drafts. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on its discussion draft on January 22, and the Senate Committee on Environment
