3.0.0 4076 2022-12-29T23:48:36Z 2022-12-29T23:48:36Z Senate S 2022-04-25 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-04-25T20:13:53Z PFAS Firefighter Protection Act 117 7597 HR 2022-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Identical bill CRS 2022-04-25 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2022-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2022-09-07 False Environmental Protection Environmental Protection 00 2022-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2022-10-28T20:23:13Z PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

This bill prohibits, under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the manufacture, import, processing, or distribution in commerce of any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.

No later than October 5, 2024, the bill also requires the prohibition of the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports.

]]> PFAS Firefighter Protection Act Display Title PFAS Firefighter Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PFAS Firefighter Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect firefighters from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4076is/xml/BILLS-117s4076is.xml 2022-04-25 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.