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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6395 Related bill William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8231: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8231/
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"H.R. 8231: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8231/.
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H.R. 8231, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8231/.
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[H.R. 8231: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8231/)
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