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Replacement Parts Availability Act
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for replacement parts, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify that replacement parts for complex durable goods and consumer goods designed before a new rule is published are generally exempt from regulation. The EPA may regulate replacement parts only if it finds through risk evaluation that the replacement parts significantly contribute to health risk and makes a written determination supported by substantial evidence. The bill also requires the EPA to allow manufacturers to obtain chemicals necessary for producing exempted replacement parts and mandates a transition period of at least 10 years for any restrictions on replacement parts.
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Actions (2)
- Jan 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for replacement parts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Replacement Parts Availability Act”.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT PARTS.
(a) In General.—Section 6(c)(2)(D) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(c)(2)(D)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (vi); and
(2) in clause (i), to read as follows:
“(i) In general.—The Administrator shall exempt replacement parts for complex durable goods and complex consumer goods that are designed prior to the date of publication in the Federal Register of the rule under subsection (a).
“(ii) Exception.—The Administrator may only regulate replacement parts if the Administrator—
“(I) finds through the risk evaluation conducted under subsection
(b)(4)(A) that such replacement parts contribute significantly to the risk to the general population or to an identified potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation; and
“(II) makes an express written determination for such replacement parts, supported by substantial evidence in the risk evaluation, that the replacement part alone contributes significantly to the risk to the general population or to an identified potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation.
“(iii) Clarification.—When replacement parts are excluded from a risk evaluation under subsection (b), any rule issued under subsection (a) shall constitute final agency action for the exclusion of replacement parts for complex durable goods or complex consumer goods that were designed prior to the date of publication of such rule.
“(iv) Upstream supply.—
“(I) The Administrator shall not prohibit the manufacture, processing, or import of a chemical substance to the extent that such chemical substance is necessary for the manufacture of replacement parts exempted under this section.
“(II) The Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that such manufacture, processing, or import is limited exclusively to the manufacturer of replacement parts.
“(v) Transition period.—Any prohibition or restriction on replacement parts for complex durable goods permitted under this subparagraph shall allow for a transition period of not less than 10 years.”.
(b) Technical Corrections.—Section 3 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602) is amended:
(1) In paragraph (1), by striking “the term” and inserting “The term”; and
(2) In paragraph 15(B)(i), by striking “are” and inserting “is”. <all>
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