{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-helps-introduce-pfas-action-act", "Pappas Helps Introduce PFAS Action Act", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Last week, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the PFAS Action Act alongside Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18). The PFAS Action Act is comprehensive, bipartisan legislation that would protect Americans and our environment from forever chemicals by establishing a national drinking water standard for select PFAS chemicals, accelerating the designation of PFOA and PFOS chemicals as hazardous substances, limiting industrial discharge, and providing communities with resources to support water utilities and wastewater treatment, among other provisions. Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) is also an original cosponsor of this legislation.\n\nNotably, the PFAS Action Act contains Congressman Pappas\u2019s Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act. Pappas\u2019s legislation, and his provisions included in this legislation, would regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals under the Clean Water Act to curb the ability for manufacturers and other polluters to contaminate our nation\u2019s waterways with toxic levels of PFAS.\n\n\u201cToxic forever chemicals such as PFAS continue to pose health risks to communities across New Hampshire and the entire country,\u201d said Congressman Pappas. \u201cI\u2019m proud to help introduce the bipartisan PFAS Action Act to stop PFAS from polluting our water, land, and air while cleaning up contamination in the environment. I\u2019m committed to continuing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle until no one worries that their water is unsafe or that PFAS contamination will harm their family.\u201d\n\nThe PFAS Action Act would do the following to protect our air, land, and water from harmful PFAS contamination:\n\nRequire the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national drinking water standard for PFOA, PFOS and four other PFAS chemicals that protects public health, including the health of vulnerable subpopulations. This provision aligns with EPA\u2019s recent national drinking water standard proposal.\n\nAccelerate designation of PFOA and PFOS chemicals as hazardous substances, which EPA has recently proposed, and requires EPA to determine whether to list other PFAS within five years. The bill reaffirms that EPA has existing authority to use their discretion regarding liability under CERCLA and rejects liability exemptions for specific industries in line with the introduced bill last Congress.\n\nDesignate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous air pollutants within 180 days and require EPA to determine whether to list other PFAS within five years.\n\nRequire EPA to place discharge limits on industrial releases of PFAS and provides $200 million annually for wastewater treatment.\n\nProhibit unsafe incineration of PFAS wastes and place a moratorium on the introduction of new PFAS into commerce.\n\nRequire comprehensive PFAS health testing.\n\nCreate a voluntary label for PFAS in cookware.\n\nAssist schools and childcare facilities with addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water.\n\nRequire manufacturers to provide reference standards for PFAS in order to help the agency accurately identify and act faster to mitigate the impact of dangerous forever chemicals.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-helps-introduce-pfas-action-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4919890090823174, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}