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H.R. 5263 118th Congress House

PFAS Strictest Standard Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFAS contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 22, 2023 Introduced by: Elissa Slotkin Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesPollution liabilityWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Aug 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2023
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.
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 Latest action August 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PFAS Strictest Standard 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2024
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 22, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Aug 22, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5263: PFAS Strictest Standard Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5263/
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"H.R. 5263: PFAS Strictest Standard Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5263/.
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H.R. 5263, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5263/.
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