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H.R. 1863: 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.

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H.R. 1863: 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.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

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.

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · 22 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Angie Craig (D-MN), Greg Stanton (D-AZ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1863 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116