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PFAS Registry Act

Introduced: May 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PFAS Registry Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense location.

What's happening now May 23, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
  • S 2719 Identical bill PFAS Registry Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5921: PFAS Registry Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5921/
MLA
"H.R. 5921: PFAS Registry Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5921/.
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H.R. 5921, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5921/.
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[H.R. 5921: PFAS Registry Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5921/)
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