PFAS Strictest Standard Act
- Last Action
- 8/25/2023
Actions
- 2023-08-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
- 2023-08-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2023-08-22Referred 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.
- 2023-08-22Referred 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.
- 2023-08-22Referred 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.
- 2023-08-22Introduced in House
- 2023-08-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-08-22 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (5)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Subjects
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Pollution liability
- Water quality
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