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HR 3622 117th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality

Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop requirements and incentives to limit the discharge of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into certain waters of the United States. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

Within two years, the EPA must publish water quality criteria for each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of PFAS. The water quality criteria must determine how much of these substances can be present in water before it is likely to harm human health.

Within four years, the EPA must publish a final rule that establishes, for each priority industry category specified in the bill, effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the discharge of each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of PFAS. Under the Clean Water Act, effluent limitations restrict the quantities, rates, and concentrations of chemical, physical, biological, and other constituents which are discharged from point sources (e.g., a discernible source such as a pipe) into navigable waters, the ocean, or other specified waters.

In addition, the EPA must award grants to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works for implementing the effluent limitations guidelines and standards.

What's happening now June 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1907 Related bill Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021
  • HR 7696 Related bill Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022
  • S 4161 Related bill Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 20 Republican 1
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Oct 15, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Jun 28, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 17, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 28, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 28, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 28, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 28, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· May 28, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 28, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 28, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 28, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 28, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 28, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 28, 2021
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 28, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 28, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 28, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 28, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 28, 2021
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 28, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 28, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 28, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3622: Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3622/
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"H.R. 3622: Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3622/.
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