HR 8231
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
National Guard and reserves
Water quality
Water use and supply
To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFOS or PFOA contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 11, 2020
Introduced by:
Slotkin, Elissa
Democratic
· Michigan
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Became law
Sep 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to attain specific standards in cleaning up perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in drinking water and other groundwater from past DOD and National Guard activities. Specifically, DOD must reduce the presence of PFOS and PFOA in drinking water and other groundwater to meet or exceed the most stringent standard among federal health advisories and enforceable federal and state requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.