HR 3226
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Fires
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
Water quality
Safe Water for Military Families Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Safe Water for Military Families Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that, no later than January 1, 2029, it uses only non-fluorinated firefighting foam, which does not contain a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
DOD shall study best practices to clean up ground contaminated by PFAS substances.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3226: Safe Water for Military Families Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3226/
"H.R. 3226: Safe Water for Military Families Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3226/.
H.R. 3226, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3226/.
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