A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "PERFECT Act of 2026," directs the Secretary of Defense to create and maintain lists of prohibited dietary supplement ingredients and performance-enhancing substances for members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary must publish these lists on a website in various formats and update them at least every 90 days. It provides a "good faith standard" to protect members who use prohibited ingredients without actual knowledge. Under this standard, commanding officers may choose not to issue discipline or administrative separation if certain conditions are met. Additionally, the bill requires updates to the Operation Supplement Safety website and the incorporation of dietary supplement safety into training programs.
Yes
- Scored +1
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill offers service members and veterans protections against disciplinary actions resulting from unintentional use of prohibited dietary ingredients.
- Scored +1
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill directs the enhancement of the Operation Supplement Safety website with digital search and AI tools.
- Scored +1
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill provides protections against administrative separation and discipline for service members using prohibited supplements in good faith.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency and Accessibility: The Secretary must publish prohibited lists on a website that can be viewed in full without a search function, in a searchable database, and as a downloadable digital file (Section 978a(b)).
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Protection from Unfair Discipline: Members who use prohibited ingredients in "good faith" may be spared from discipline or administrative separation if their commanding officer elects not to subject them to such actions (Section 978a(c)).
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Defined Good Faith Protections: A "good faith standard" protects members who used a supplement without actual knowledge, purchased it from a Department of Defense affiliated retail facility, or relied on a list that had a misspelling or variation in the ingredient name (Section s 978a(e)).
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Enhanced Digital Tools: The bill mandates updates to the Operation Supplement Safety website to include features like autofill, autocorrect, and artificial intelligence tools that can scan product labels for ingredients (Section 2(c)).
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Notification Services: The website update will allow users to register to receive notifications when a new dietary supplement ingredient is added to the prohibited list (Section 2(c)).
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Improved Education: The Secretary is directed to review opportunities to include dietary supplement safety and the prohibited lists in existing training programs for service members (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Discretionary Nature of Discipline: While commanding officers may elect not to subject a member to discipline or administrative separation for a good faith violation, this is not guaranteed, as the decision rests with the commanding officer (Section 978a(c)).
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Requirement for Education or Testing: Even if a commanding officer elects not to use formal discipline, a member may still be required to participate in education, counseling, or drug testing (Section 978a(c)(1)(C)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill offers service members and veterans protections against disciplinary actions resulting from unintentional use of prohibited dietary ingredients.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill directs the enhancement of the Operation Supplement Safety website with digital search and AI tools.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill provides protections against administrative separation and discipline for service members using prohibited supplements in good faith.
- 5/21/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.