S. 2525: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-19 · Labor and Employment · Latest: By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-252. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

Plain summary

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment. Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters. NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

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Official text

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2525, Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019 (2020-02-18)

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Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2525.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2525 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116