S 3382
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Lakes and rivers
Soil pollution
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wetlands
PFAS Detection Act of 2018
Introduced: August 23, 2018
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
1