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S 519 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality

A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other…

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A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 2017 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency, within two years, to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid; perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; 1,4-dioxane; and perchlorate.

What's happening now March 2, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 28, 2017
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 519: A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-519/
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"S. 519: A bill to amend the Safe Water Drinking Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish maximum contaminant levels for certain contaminants, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-519/.
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S. 519, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-519/.
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