HR 4976
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pollution liability
Water quality
Ensuring PFAS Cleanup Meets or Exceeds Stringent Standards Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring PFAS Cleanup Meets or Exceeds Stringent Standards Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense's (DOD's) response actions to address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substance contamination from DOD or National Guard activities to meet certain standards. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
DOD must conduct such response actions to achieve a level of PFAS in the environmental media that meets or exceeds the most stringent of the following standards for each applicable PFAS:
- the state standard of the state in which the response action is being conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),
- a federal standard under CERCLA, or
- a health advisory under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1