Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021

Summary

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Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop requirements and incentives to limit the discharge of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into certain waters of the United States. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(5/27/21)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mrs. Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Cosponsors (12)

Feinstein

(D) CA

Casey

(D) PA

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Padilla

Senate (D) California

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Durbin

Senate (D) Illinois

Van Hollen

Senate (D) Maryland

Schumer

Senate (D) New York

Blumenthal

Senate (D) Connecticut

Topics

Government Spending & Operations

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

May 27, 2021