S. 1970: Clean Water For Military Families Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3989)

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3989) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Clean Water For Military Families Act

Plain summary

Clean Water For Military Families Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct investigations into releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at or surrounding DOD installations located in the United States, formerly used defense sites, and state-owned facilities of the National Guard. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. DOD must also conduct response actions relating to PFAS contamination at the mentioned locations if any detection of PFAS exceeds specified standards for contamination or DOD finds remediation to be appropriate to protect human health or the environment.

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Clean Water For Military Families Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · 15 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1970.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s1970 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117