3.0.0 950 2022-11-01T18:47:28Z 2022-11-05T19:29:27Z Senate S 2019-03-28 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-28T19:22:36Z PFAS Detection Act of 2019 116 1976 HR 2019-06-13 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS PFAS Release Disclosure and Protection Act of 2019 116 1507 S 2019-06-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119. Related bill CRS 2019-03-28 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-03-28 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-03-28 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-03-28 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2019-03-28 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-03-28 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-04-04 False Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Lakes and rivers Soil pollution Water quality Water use and supply Wetlands Environmental Protection 00 2019-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-16T12:51:35Z PFAS Detection Act of 2019

This bill sets forth requirements for detecting and sampling perfluorinated compounds. Perfluorinated compounds are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain perfluorinated compounds, such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and fire-fighting foams.

The bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds.

Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and soil.

The sampling data must then be used to inform and enhance assessments of exposure, likely health and environmental impacts, and remediation priorities.]]>

PFAS Detection Act of 2019 Display Title PFAS Detection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced PFAS Detection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s950is/xml/BILLS-116s950is.xml 2019-03-28 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.