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Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

Introduced: September 19, 2019 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Aug 12, 2020
By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252.
Jul 22, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
Jul 22, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment.

Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters.

NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

What's happening now August 12, 2020

By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7560 Related bill Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020
 Bill text 2 versions

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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2525: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2525/
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"S. 2525: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2525/.
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S. 2525, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2525/.
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