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HR 3106 115th 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 (including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid), and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5870)
Jun 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the level of perfluorinated compounds, including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid, in drinking water. Specifically, the EPA must publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds within two years. Perfluorinated compounds are manufactured compounds that are used in an array of consumer products and that accumulate in human blood.

What's happening now July 14, 2017

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5870)

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