PFAS Drinking Water Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2019 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Financial Assistance for Safe Drinking Water Act or the PFAS Drinking Water Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program that awards grants to community water systems for the costs associated with technologies that remove perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, from drinking water. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Oct 16, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Sep 3, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 3, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 16, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 7, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 8, 2019Hearings May 15, 2019Markup Sep 26, 2019Reported Sep 26, 2019 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 8, 2019 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 26, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 15, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in House
- May 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 75, May 7, 2019, page H3475.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-35 | PROTECTING AMERICANS AT RISK OF PFAS CONTAMINATION AND EXPOSURE191 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 15, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 535 | PFAS Action Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 13, 2020 |
| HR 2741 | Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To assist community water systems affected by PFAS contamination, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFAS Drinking Water Act
- Providing Financial Assistance for Safe Drinking Water Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 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.
