S 638 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

PFAS Action Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 28, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Thomas R. Carper D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599)

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

PFAS Action Act of 2019

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill.

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Sep 25, 2019, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-COCory GardnerOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-RIJack ReedOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 28, 2019
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalFeb 28, 2019
Show all 52 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599)

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 535PFAS Action Act of 2019Identical billJan 13, 2020
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2500National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billAug 11, 2020
S 3227Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020Related billJan 28, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate

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