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HR 6125 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality Water use and supply

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2016 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 22, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) within two years. (PFCs are manufactured compounds that are used in an array of consumer products and that accumulate in human blood.)

What's happening now September 22, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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