US HB5539 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement standards, and for other purposes.
Title
Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY] | Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
| Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
| Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] |
| Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. |
| 2020-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| 2020-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB535 (Related) 2020-01-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5539/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5539/BILLS-116hr5539ih.pdf |
