Title: PROTECT Act of 2022
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2022 or the PROTECT Act of 2022
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) issue a final rule adding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants, and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of PFAS.
PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7142 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7142

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
      issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and 
 polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon 
 atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2022

Ms. Stevens (for herself, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and 
  Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
      issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and 
 polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon 
 atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, 
Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2022'' or the ``PROTECT Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. LISTING OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AS 
              HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS.

    (a) Listing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon 
atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)).
    (b) Sources Categories.--Not later than 365 days after the final 
rule is issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the list under section 
112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(c)(1)) to include 
categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances listed pursuant to such 
final rule.
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