To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1863
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases

Department of Defense

Fires

First responders and emergency personnel

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Military facilities and property

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2019 Mr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Turner , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Kim , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Hollingsworth , Ms. Dean , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1. Provision of blood testing for firefighters of Department of Defense to determine exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances The Secretary of Defense shall provide blood testing to determine and document potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly known as PFAS ) for each firefighter of the Department of Defense during the annual physical exam conducted by the Department for each such firefighter.