To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 858 2022-11-01T18:17:21Z 2022-11-05T19:31:22Z Senate S 2019-03-25 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-25T20:38:14Z To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. 116 1863 HR 2019-03-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 2500 HR 2020-08-11 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-03-25 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2019-03-25 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-05-06 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-05-06 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-05-13 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-05-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Blood and blood diseases Department of Defense Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military facilities and property Worker safety and health Armed Forces and National Security

00 2019-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-26T20:46:55Z Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act Display Title Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s858is/xml/BILLS-116s858is.xml 2019-03-25 Read twice and referred to the 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.