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To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for…

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To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2019 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

What's happening now March 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 858 Related bill Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 11 Republican 4
D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 20, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 3, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 1, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 1, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 29, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 4, 2019
Kildee, Daniel
· Apr 4, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Apr 1, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 1, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Mar 25, 2019
Hollingsworth, Trey
· Mar 25, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 25, 2019
Luria, Elaine
· Mar 25, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1863: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1863/
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"H.R. 1863: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1863/.
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H.R. 1863, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1863/.
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[H.R. 1863: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1863/)
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