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PFAS Detection Act of 2018

Introduced: August 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 23, 2018
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PFAS Detection Act of 2018

This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds. Using such standard, the USGS must carry out a nationwide sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and soil. A perfluorinated compound is a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

What's happening now August 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7284 Related bill PFAS Detection Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Aug 28, 2018
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Aug 23, 2018
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Aug 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3382: PFAS Detection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3382/
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"S. 3382: PFAS Detection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3382/.
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S. 3382, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3382/.
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