PFAS Accountability Act of 2019
Latest action · May 8, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PFAS Accountability Act of 2019
This bill addresses the remediation of water or land that is contaminated from certain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) originating from federal facilities or sites, including the Department of Defense's sites or facilities. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain PFAS, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
Upon state request, federal departments or agencies must expedite cooperative agreements with states to address the contamination—or suspected contamination—of drinking water, surface water, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata (e.g., rock or soil). The cooperative agreements must meet or exceed the most stringent of the standards enumerated in the bill.
If cooperative agreements are not finalized a year after requests are made by states, then the President must provide to Congress reports that include (1) explanations of why cooperative agreements have not been finalized or amended, and (2) projected timelines for finalizing the agreements.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 8, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 8, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 8, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-35 | EXAMINING LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PER-AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)232 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | May 22, 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 4
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 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
| HR 2626 | PFAS Accountability Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Sep 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to encourage Federal agencies to expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking, surface, and ground water and land surface and subsurface strata, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFAS Accountability Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Intergovernmental relations
- Military facilities and property
- National Guard and reserves
- Pollution liability
- Soil pollution
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
