3.0.0 1334 2023-01-11T13:49:12Z 2023-01-11T13:49:12Z Senate S 2021-04-22 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-22T20:07:22Z PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 117 2751 HR 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2021-04-22 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2021-04-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-04-29 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-04-29 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-06-08 False Environmental Protection Blood and blood diseases Civil actions and liability Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Federal district courts Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Manufacturing Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Pollution liability Environmental Protection 00 2021-04-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-07T18:25:49Z PFAS Accountability Act of 2021

This bill provides a cause of action under the Toxic Substances Control Act for individuals or classes of individuals who were significantly exposed to perfluoroalkyl or 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, the bill provides a cause of action those who were significantly exposed to PFAS (or have reasonable grounds to believe they were exposed) against persons who engaged in any portion of a manufacturing process that created the PFAS and foresaw (or reasonably should have foreseen) the creation or use of PFAS would result in human exposure.

The bill authorizes a court to award medical monitoring to claimants if (1) they have been significantly exposed to PFAS, (2) they have an increased risk of developing a disease associated with such exposure, (3) the increased risk provides a reasonable basis to conclude that periodic diagnostic medical examinations is necessary, and (4) the medical examinations are effective in detecting a disease associated with PFAS exposure.

The bill establishes a presumption of significant exposure to PFAS if the claimant (1) provides medical results proving the presence of PFAS in the body, or (2) demonstrates the defendant's manufacturing process created the PFAS to which the claimant was exposed and the PFAS were released into one or more areas where the claimant would have been exposed for at least one year.

]]> PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Display Title PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act to codify a Federal cause of action and a type of remedy available for individuals significantly exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to encourage research and accountability for irresponsible discharge of those substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1334is/xml/BILLS-117s1334is.xml 2021-04-22 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.