HR6805-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 14, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Education.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H11A1AC517F8B4F299D0CC5FBFB920E4B: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the PFAS Action Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H6F4A800ADBF845DDBC5E00A9A12C671E: 2. Designation as hazardous substances Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency...
  • Section H040712128CAA4F9B92548B895BF4D38C: 3. Testing of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances Section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended by adding at the...
  • Section H3F5780A606C14A299359DA0205DE3FE6: 4. Analytical reference standards for PFAS Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603) is further amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H324AC3D6D0F34CDF9B275ADEABD69AC0: 5. Manufacturing and processing notices for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2604) is...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Education

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 14, 2023

Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Sarbanes, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Education
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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