PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-7597
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2022-04-27
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>PFAS Firefighter Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits, under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the manufacture, import, processing, or distribution in commerce of any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.</p> <p>No later than October 5, 2024, the bill also requires the prohibition of the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7597 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2022 Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To protect firefighters from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Firefighter Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on firefighting foam containing PFAS (a) Prohibition Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no person may manufacture, import, process, or distribute in commerce any aqueous film forming foam for use in training and firefighting that contains a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (b) Violations A violation of subsection (a) shall be considered to be a violation of section 15(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2614(1) ). 3. Deadline to prohibit aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) use at airports Section 332 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 44706 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Prohibition Not later than October 5, 2024, the Administrator, using the latest version of National Fire Protection Association 403, Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Services at Airports , shall prohibit the use of fluorinated chemicals in firefighting foam at airports. .