This bill would change the Public Health Service Act so that States must ban the sale of certain products that contain nitrous oxide if they want to receive federal block grant funding for community mental health services. The bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on August 27, 2026, and is sponsored by Thomas Kean and Josh Gottheimer. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill text and metadata do not list which products are covered or how the ban would be enforced.
If this bill becomes law, States would need to pass rules banning the sale of some nitrous oxide–containing products to keep receiving federal community mental health block grants. The bill does not say which products would be banned, how long States would have to act, or how enforcement would work. No publicly available information about specific consumer impacts is in the provided material.
No publicly available information on the bill's expected costs, fiscal impacts, or funding changes appears in the provided material.
No publicly available information about supporters' statements or arguments appears in the provided material. The bill lists two House sponsors but does not include their public remarks here.
No publicly available information about opponents' statements or arguments appears in the provided material.