PFAS Alternatives Act
Latest action · May 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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 5, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 151
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2025 to Oct 29, 2026; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | May 15, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Jun 13, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jun 20, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 7, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Aug 5, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Nov 25, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | May 15, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | May 26, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Aug 24, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Clay Fuller | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Oct 29, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 5, 2025 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 5, 2025 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
- May 5, 2025Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 171, no. 74, May 5, 2025, page H1855.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4844 | PFAS Alternatives Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating the development of PFAS-free turnout gear, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFAS Alternatives Act
- Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
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