HR7788-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 21, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE45DA0292A9D4155BB607A7A52EA648F: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2024. The table of contents of this Act is as...
  • Section H2EEE483C01D14856B35C34BC60CBFEA9: 2. Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section HE231769CC1204111B7DC09F4DA7C13AB: 3401. Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program (in...
  • Section H3940D6AB61DD440EAEE5251D952F58DD: 3402. Payments to eligible individuals Subject to subsection (b), not later than 20 days after the date on which a determination is made by the Secretary...
  • Section HFB92AE4D431E482D9B639D95847E0959: 3403. Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this title,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 21, 2024

Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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