118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 5263: PFAS Strictest Standard Act
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense's (DOD's) response actions to address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substance contamination from DOD or National Guard activities to meet certain standards. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
DOD must conduct such response actions to achieve a level of PFAS in the environmental media that meets or exceeds the most stringent of the following standards for each applicable PFAS:
- the state standard of the state in which the response action is being conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),
- a federal standard under CERCLA, or
- a health advisory under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ro Khanna D-CAOriginal
- Bill Posey R-FLOriginal
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Elissa Slotkin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Elissa Slotkin.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.