3.0.0 1473 2022-02-08T23:21:49Z 2022-02-08T23:21:49Z Senate S 2019-05-15 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-15T15:08:07Z 2019-05-15 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2019-05-15 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-02-13 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-02-13 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-03-02 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-03-02 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-27T22:46:19Z Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a maximum contaminant level goal as well as a national primary drinking water regulation for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. The substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain PFAS, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

]]> Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019 Display Title Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set maximum contaminant levels for certain chemicals, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1473is/xml/BILLS-116s1473is.xml 2019-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.