Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2377
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-29
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental health

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Specifically, the EPA must publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total PFAS. PFAS are man-made chemicals that may lead to adverse human health effects.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2377 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2019 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pallone , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Kildee , and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019 . 2. Deadline for regulations on PFAS Section 1412(b)(12) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(12) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. .