S. 3480: PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-12 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020

Plain summary

Providing Financial Assistance to States for Testing and Treatment Act of 2020 or the PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020 This bill expands the allowed use of existing grants for certain water systems to address emerging contaminants, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. Specifically, these grants may be used for activities such as investing in compliance for public water systems and underground sources of drinking water, and to provide household water quality testing. The bill also establishes additional grants for states to address groundwater contamination by certain perfluoroalkyl substances.

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Official text

PFAS Testing and Treatment Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 19 cosponsors

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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3480.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s3480 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116