3.0.0 8643 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z House HR 2020-10-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SLOTKIN:H.R. 8643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Necessary and Proper Clause: ``Tomake all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all otherpowers vested by this Constitution in the government of theUnited States, or in any department or officer thereof.''[Page H5700]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-20T13:03:30Z PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act 116 3911 S 2020-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2020-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2020-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 N H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-10-20 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2020-10-20 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-10-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Blood and blood diseases Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military facilities and property Military medicine Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-10-20 Introduced in House 2021-07-14T14:56:18Z PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act

This bill requires (1) blood testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) of former and current members of the Armed Forces and their families if a periodic health assessment results in a positive determination of potential exposure to PFAS; (2) sharing by DOD with the Department of Veterans Affairs of the results of health assessments of exposure by a member of the Armed Forces; and (3) DOD to establish a registry of members of the Armed Forces who have been exposed to, or are suspected to have been exposed to, PFAS.

]]> PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act Display Title PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PFAS Exposure Assessment and Documentation Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces an evaluation of whether the member has been exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8643ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8643ih.xml 2020-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.