Reps. Bonamici and Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Asbestos in the U.S.
This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. No action has been taken on the proposal since September 2025, which means it has been stalled for about nine months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a vote at this stage.
The bill has support from both parties, which is a good sign. However, similar bills have been introduced for many years without becoming law because of concerns from chemical companies.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2402 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2402 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Small businesses in industries that still use asbestos-containing products (such as automotive parts, gaskets, and certain construction materials) would need to find asbestos-free alternatives. While this creates short-term costs for sourcing new materials, most alternatives already exist on the market. Some small importers or distributors of asbestos products would lose that line of business entirely.
“no person may manufacture, process, use, or distribute in commerce commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos.”
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Highlights the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 (H.R. 5373), a bipartisan bill that would finally ban most commercial uses of asbestos in the United States. It explains how this landmark legislation would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit seven forms of asbestos.
Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Don Bacon are leading a bipartisan effort to pass the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025. This updated version would ban all types of asbestos in the U.S., closing loopholes left by previous EPA regulations.
Legislators in the U.S. Congress are attempting to ban all types of asbestos by reintroducing the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025. The bill would prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution of all six types of asbestos, going beyond the EPA's 2024 chrysotile ban.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025
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