3.0.0 4313 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z Senate S 2020-07-23 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-23T21:14:27Z 2020-07-23 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-07-23 True Health Education programs funding Environmental health Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Health 00 2020-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-03T21:28:39Z Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act

This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to educate health care providers about the health impacts of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

Specifically, HHS must award grants to national or state medical organizations and other institutions that have expertise in diseases and conditions related to PFAS to provide these trainings.


]]> Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act Display Title Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a grant program for purposes of providing training to physicians on the health effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4313is/xml/BILLS-116s4313is.xml 2020-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.