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Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

PFAS Alternatives Act

H.R. 3184 · House bill Emergency Management

A Democratic bill with 33 Republican cosponsors · See all 151 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act or the PFAS Alternatives Act. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for researching, developing, and testing next-generation, PFAS-free turnout gear. Eligible entities include certain nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, and national fire service or safety organizations. The legislation also establishes training programs to provide guidance on safely wearing, decontaminating, and caring for this new turnout gear. Finally, the Secretary must submit a progress report to Congress within two years of the Act's enactment.

Yes· 3 of 16

  • Scored +8

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    Provides substantial grant funding for materials science and health research.

  • Scored +7

    Does this put more money into medical research?

    Directly authorizes significant funding for research into PFAS-free materials for firefighter safety.

  • Scored +6

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    Accelerates the removal of PFAS 'forever chemicals' from firefighter equipment.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    The bill authorizes new federal spending for grants and training.

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill authorizes an increase in government spending through grant programs.