3.0.0 2525 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z Senate S 2019-09-19 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-07-22T20:08:01Z Markup by 2019-11-13T15:00:48Z Referred to 2019-09-19T19:49:09Z S. Rept. 116-252 Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 116 7560 HR 2020-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2020-08-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252. Floor 2020-08-12 By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2020-07-22 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493. Calendars 2020-07-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2020-07-22 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2019-11-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-09-19 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-09-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-09-19 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-07-29 False 2020-02-18T23:35:00Z S. 2525, Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56150 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 13, 2019 Labor and Employment Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health technology, devices, supplies Research administration and funding Labor and Employment 00 2019-09-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-26T18:34:25Z Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment.

Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters.

NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

]]> 25 2020-07-22 Reported to Senate 2021-01-28T17:01:07Z Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment.

Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters.

NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

]]> Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 Display Title Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a study of personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to determine the prevalence and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2525rs/xml/BILLS-116s2525rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2525is/xml/BILLS-116s2525is.xml 2020-08-12 By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252. 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.