3.0.0 3227 2022-02-08T23:22:54Z 2022-02-08T23:22:54Z Senate S 2020-01-28 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-01-28T17:10:17Z PFAS Action Act of 2019 116 535 HR 2020-01-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019 116 2591 HR 2019-09-26 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS PROTECT Act of 2019 116 2605 HR 2019-09-26 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019 116 2827 HR 2019-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS PFAS Action Act of 2019 116 638 S 2019-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599) Related bill CRS 2020-01-28 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-01-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-01-28 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Fires Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government lending and loan guarantees Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health Manufacturing Military facilities and property Solid waste and recycling State and local finance Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-18T20:27:40Z Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

The bill authorizes states to provide grants to owners of household water wells that have been contaminated by PFAS to purchase and install a household filtration system.

Among other requirements, the EPA must

  • establish pretreatment standards for PFAS introduced into publicly owned treatment works;
  • implement various grant programs to assist with PFAS contamination, water infrastructure, and PFAS pretreatment standards;
  • issue a final rule adding PFAS to the list of hazardous air pollutants and, within one year after issuing the rule, revise the list of air pollution sources to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of PFAS;
  • prohibit the disposal of firefighting foam (containing PFAS) by incineration; and
  • identify additional wastes containing PFAS for which a prohibition on incineration may be necessary and prescribe such prohibitions.

The bill bans the use of PFAS in food contact substances, which are substances intended for use as a component of materials in manufacturing, packing, packaging, transporting, or holding food, if such use is not intended to have a technical effect in such food.

For criminal penalty purposes, wastes containing PFAS must be considered hazardous waste.

]]> Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 Display Title Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3227is/xml/BILLS-116s3227is.xml 2020-01-28 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.