A bill to encourage Federal agencies to expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking, surface, and ground water and land surface and subsurface strata, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3381| Senate
| Updated: 8/23/2018
Debbie Stabenow
Democratic Senator
Michigan
Cosponsors (10)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
PFAS Accountability Act of 2018 This bill requires the federal government, on the request of a state, to cooperate with the state to address drinking water, surface water, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata contaminated from a perfluorinated compound originating from a federal facility or a former facility, such as a decommissioned military installation. A "perfluorinated compound" means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental regulatory proceduresGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntergovernmental relationsMilitary facilities and propertyNational Guard and reservesPollution liabilitySoil pollutionState and local government operationsWater qualityWater use and supply
A bill to encourage Federal agencies to expeditiously enter into or amend cooperative agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address PFAS contamination in drinking, surface, and ground water and land surface and subsurface strata, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3381| Senate
| Updated: 8/23/2018
PFAS Accountability Act of 2018 This bill requires the federal government, on the request of a state, to cooperate with the state to address drinking water, surface water, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata contaminated from a perfluorinated compound originating from a federal facility or a former facility, such as a decommissioned military installation. A "perfluorinated compound" means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man made with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Debbie Stabenow
Democratic Senator
Michigan
Cosponsors (10)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Environmental Protection
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental regulatory proceduresGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntergovernmental relationsMilitary facilities and propertyNational Guard and reservesPollution liabilitySoil pollutionState and local government operationsWater qualityWater use and supply