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A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.

USA119th CongressS-3446| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2025
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to accelerate the Department's response efforts concerning releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its activities. This strategy must outline criteria for prioritizing response actions on military installations and National Guard facilities based on relative risk to human health and the environment. It also requires specific timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA and a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, and resources to reduce remediation delays. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible online dashboard within one year, updated semiannually, to provide transparency on the Department's PFAS remediation actions. This dashboard will include detailed information on obligated and expended funding, the status of response efforts under CERCLA for each site, and projected versus actual timelines for completing these actions. It will also list points of contact for community engagement, ensuring public access to critical information regarding environmental cleanup progress.
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Timeline
Dec 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Dec 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • December 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 119-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.

USA119th CongressS-3446| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2025
This bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to accelerate the Department's response efforts concerning releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its activities. This strategy must outline criteria for prioritizing response actions on military installations and National Guard facilities based on relative risk to human health and the environment. It also requires specific timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA and a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, and resources to reduce remediation delays. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible online dashboard within one year, updated semiannually, to provide transparency on the Department's PFAS remediation actions. This dashboard will include detailed information on obligated and expended funding, the status of response efforts under CERCLA for each site, and projected versus actual timelines for completing these actions. It will also list points of contact for community engagement, ensuring public access to critical information regarding environmental cleanup progress.
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Timeline
Dec 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Dec 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • December 11, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 11, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 119-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted