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HR 1517 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

Introduced: June 12, 2023 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a grant program to help states and other entities address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, on agricultural land and commercial farms.

Specifically, the USDA program must provide an eligible government (e.g., a state, territory, or Indian tribe) a grant for purposes that include

  • providing financial assistance to a person whose commercial farm is affected by PFAS contamination;
  • assisting the producers on agricultural land and commercial farms contaminated by PFAS in developing an enterprise budget for alternative production, remediation strategies, transitioning to an alternative revenue stream, or relocating farming operations;
  • expanding the capacity of PFAS testing and data management; and
  • conducting research on soil and water remediation systems and food safety relating to PFAS contamination.

At least 30% of the program's total annual funding is set aside for one or more eligible governments with a population of less than 3 million people.

The bill also requires USDA to establish a task force to provide (1) advice regarding whether addressing PFAS contamination should be added as an eligible activity for each USDA program, (2) evaluations of necessary actions for farms already enrolled in a USDA program where PFAS is detected, and (3) technical assistance to eligible governments in addressing PFAS contamination.

What's happening now March 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Aug 2, 2024
Kildee, Daniel
· May 28, 2024
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Oct 24, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Sep 26, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 12, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 8, 2023
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2023
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Jun 12, 2023
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 20, 2023
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 9, 2023
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Mar 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1517: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1517/
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"H.R. 1517: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1517/.
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H.R. 1517, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1517/.
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