Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
This bill authorizes military departments to provide water for agricultural purposes in areas in which activities on a military installation have contaminated a water source with perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The military departments may provide uncontaminated water or provide treatment for contaminated water. The agricultural products produced must be destined for human consumption.
The Department of the Air Force may acquire certain real property adjacent to an Air Force base that has shown signs of contamination from PFOA and PFOS due to activities on the base.
The Department of Defense must submit to Congress a remediation plan for water at or adjacent to a military base that is contaminated with PFOA or PFOS.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Mar 6, 2019 |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Original | Mar 6, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2019Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 40, March 6, 2019, page H2505.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 675 | Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 6, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Department of Defense to temporarily provide water uncontaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for agricultural purposes to areas affected by contamination from military installations, and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property to extend the contiguous geographic footprint of any Air Force base that has shown signs of contamination from PFOA and PFOS due to activities on the base, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fires
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Land transfers
- Military facilities and property
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
