EPA* PFAS rulemakings – 2026 Unified Agenda
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The federal Unified Agenda provides a snapshot of regulatory actions and anticipated timelines from all federal agencies. Below, we highlight U.S. EPA’s PFAS-related rulemakings and the target dates listed in the agenda. These dates reflect estimates at the time of publication—not firm deadlines—and may shift as rulemaking progresses. Some dates shown may therefore have passed without a proposed or final rule being published.
- Proposed rule stage
- Final rule stage
ANPRM – Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NPRM – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
By July 2026:
Limits PFAS discharges from facilities that manufacture PFAS. ANPRM issued March 2021.
Prohibits DOD purchases of PFAS-containing firefighting foam, protective equipment, and other designated product categories.
Provides more time for water systems to meet PFOA/PFOS limits. Proposal published May 2026.
Adds exemptions to the 2023 PFAS data reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act. NPRM published November 2025.
Adds listed PFAS and PFAS categories to Toxic Release Inventory reporting. NPRM published October 2024.
Conforming edits for PFAS added to TRI automatically under the National Defense Authorization Act. NPRM published January 2025.
Adds new EPA methods for PFAS reporting under the NPDES permit program. NPRM published January 2025.
By September 2026:
Rescinds individual Safe Drinking Water Act determinations for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and their combined mixture with PFBS. Proposed rule published May 2026.
By January 2027:
Adds PFAS monitoring and reporting to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting. Final rule expected May 2027.
Adds nine PFAS to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Constituents list. Final rule expected by January 2027. NPRM published February 2024.
By February 2027:
Addresses PFAS in wastewater discharges from chromium electroplating facilities.
Long Term Actions:
Potentially adds additional PFAS as Hazardous Substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
* USDA and FDA have no PFAS-specific items on the 2026 Unified Agenda. This covers formal rulemaking only — it doesn’t preclude either agency from taking
non-rulemaking executive actions on PFAS, such as guidance, import alerts, or determinations outside notice-and-comment.
** FDA must align its bottled water standard with EPA’s drinking water rule for the same contaminant. If this item or the rescission above is finalized, FDA would
likely need to revisit its bottled water PFAS standard (21 CFR 165.110) — not yet on FDA’s own agenda.
Source: reginfo.gov Unified Agenda, Released Jul 3, 2026