Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
Latest action · Sep 8, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
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 18, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
This bill permits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to enter into an agreement to reimburse the town of Chincoteague, Virginia for costs directly associated with the removal and relocation of drinking water wells currently situated on NASA property.
(Drinking water wells located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague have tested positive for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, resulting from the use of certain firefighting foams at the site beginning in the 1970s. NASA currently operates a water treatment system to remove PFAS from the affected water supply.)
Any such agreement must include, to the extent practicable, (1) a provision for the removal and relocation of the wells remaining on NASA property, (2) a description of the location to which the wells are planned to be relocated, and (3) a current cost estimate of such relocation. Replacement wells must be established on property under the administrative control of the town of Chincoteague.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 18, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-61.
- Sep 8, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
- Apr 30, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 18, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1419 | Contaminated Wells Relocation Act | Identical bill | Feb 18, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2025Reported to Senate
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
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