PROTECT Act of 2019
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
Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Act of 2019
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) issue a final rule adding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants, and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 24, 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 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
- May 8, 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. 76, May 8, 2019, page H3502.
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 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45793 | PFAS and Drinking Water: Selected EPA and Congressional Actions | Report | Jul 18, 2022 |
Related bills 3
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 |
| S 3227 | Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2020 |
| HR 7142 | PROTECT Act of 2022 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 18, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PROTECT Act of 2019
- Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019
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.
