A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on military installations receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2719| Senate
| Updated: 4/19/2018
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Senator
New Hampshire
Cosponsors (6)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
PFAS Registry Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense location.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical recordsPublic-private cooperationVeterans' medical care
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on military installations receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2719| Senate
| Updated: 4/19/2018
PFAS Registry Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense location.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Senator
New Hampshire
Cosponsors (6)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical recordsPublic-private cooperationVeterans' medical care