US HR1863

Bill

Introduced
03/25/2019

In Committee
03/26/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing for its firefighters during their annual physical examinations to determine and document their potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are a group of man-made chemicals that have been found in various environmental and consumer products. The purpose of this testing is to identify any potential exposure to these substances among DOD firefighters.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (23)

Donald Norcross (D)*, Brendan Boyle (D), Anthony Brown (D), Tom Cole (R), Angie Craig (D), Madeleine Dean (D), Debbie Dingell (D), Brian Fitzpatrick (R), Debra Haaland (D), Trey Hollingsworth (R), Ro Khanna (D), Dan Kildee (D), Andy Kim (D), Ann Kuster (D), Frank Lucas (R), Elaine Luria (D), Chris Pappas (D), Harley Rouda (D), Elissa Slotkin (D), Greg Stanton (D), Paul Tonko (D), Mike Turner (R), Peter Welch (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (on 03/26/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1863/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1863/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1863/BILLS-116hr1863ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1863/BILLS-116hr1863ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2500	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.	Related
HRes758	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consid	Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider	Similar To
S1790	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT \| PDF)	Related
S858	Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Related

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