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PFAS Registry Act of 2019

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 10, 2019
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.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PFAS Registry Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the 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 April 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1105 Identical bill PFAS Registry Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 14 Republican 2
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 21, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 28, 2019
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 16, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 17, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 1, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 1, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 1, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 1, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 29, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 29, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 29, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Apr 10, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2195: PFAS Registry Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2195/
MLA
"H.R. 2195: PFAS Registry Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2195/.
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H.R. 2195, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2195/.
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[H.R. 2195: PFAS Registry Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2195/)
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