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H.R. 2467: PFAS Action Act of 2021

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H.R. 2467: PFAS Action Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-13 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 215 (2021): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2467 (2021-07-21), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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

PFAS Action Act of 2021

Plain summary

PFAS Action Act of 2021 This bill establishes requirements and incentives to limit the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, and remediate PFAS in the environment. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain PFAS, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. The bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate the PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as a hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, thereby requiring remediation of releases of those PFAS into the environment. Within five years, the EPA must determine whether the remaining PFAS should be designated as hazardous substances. The EPA must publish human health water quality criteria under the Clean Water Act for each measurable PFAS and class of such substances and establish standards to limit discharges of PFAS from industrial sources into waters of the United States. In addition, the EPA must issue a national primary drinking water regulation for PFAS that, at a minimum, includes standards for PFOA and PFOS. Among other requirements, the EPA must also issue a final rule adding PFOA and PFOS to the list of hazardous air pollutants, test all PFAS for toxicity to human health, and regulate the disposal of materials containing PFAS. The EPA must also require PFAS manufacturers to submit analytical reference standards for PFAS. The EPA and states may use those standards for (1) the development of information, protocols, and methodologies, and (2) activities relating to the implementation of enforcement of requirements. Finally, the bill provides incentives to address PFAS, such as grants to help community water systems treat water contaminated by PFAS and grants to schools for testing and filtrating PFAS from drinking water.

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Official text

PFAS Action Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] · 49 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of the Rules Committee Print of H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021, as amended by the Pallone Amendment #7 (2021-07-19); CBO cost estimate: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of the Rules Committee Print of H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021, as amended by the Pallone Amendment #7 (2021-07-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Nikema Williams (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117