PFAS Right-To-Know 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 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PFAS Right-To-Know Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in the Toxic Release Inventory of chemicals. 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.
Certain industrial facilities that manufacture, process, or use PFAS must annually report to the EPA on their PFAS releases, which will be included in the Toxic Release Inventory.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2019 to Mar 11, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 11, 2020 |
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 8, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2019Hearings May 15, 2019Markup Sep 26, 2019Reported Sep 26, 2019 |
Actions 6
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 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 8, 2019Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H318 | Mike Gallagher R-WI | Jan 16, 2020 |
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. 76, May 8, 2019, page H3502.
Printed hearings 2
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 |
| — | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020300 pages | Appropriations Committee | Feb 25, 2019–May 17, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFAS Right-To-Know Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 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.
