PFAS Action Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 31, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Sep 25, 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 Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4790–S4792 | Thomas R. Carper D-DE, Tom Udall D-NM | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1599 | Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Feb 28, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49479 | Environmental Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Report | Oct 7, 2026 |
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 | Identical 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 |
| S 3227 | Prevent Future American Sickness Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFAS Action Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 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.
