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Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act

Introduced: March 15, 2023 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 27, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.
Nov 27, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-112.
Jun 14, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Mar 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act

This bill adds the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the interagency working group to coordinate federal activities related to research about perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bill.

What's happening now November 27, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 250.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 15, 2023
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 820: Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-820/
MLA
"S. 820: Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-820/.
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S. 820, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-820/.
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