PFAS Action Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-638
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-02-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1599)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>PFAS Action Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2019 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. Peters , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Reed , Ms. Murkowski , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Burr , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Udall , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Action Act of 2019 . 2. Designation as hazardous substances Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall designate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9602(a) ).