polyfluoroalkyl substances
H.R. 4340
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Slotkin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
9
Volume
51
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H3600

would direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments of members of the Armed Forces an evaluation of whether the member has been exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

H.R. 4339
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Slotkin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
9
Volume
51
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H3600

would direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the results of DOD perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

H.R. 4241
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Speier
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
8
Volume
51
Update Issue
19
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H3307

would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct testing, removal, and remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances at all military installations, formerly used defense sites, and state-owned facilities of the National Guard in the United States.

H.R. 3990
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Dingell
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mich.
Issue
8
Volume
51
Update Issue
18
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. H2927

would ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.

S. 2047
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sponsor Name
Collins
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Me.
Issue
8
Volume
51
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. S4518

would ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics.

S. 1970
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Padilla
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
Issue
8
Volume
51
Update Issue
17
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. S3986

would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct testing for and remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances at or surrounding installations of DOD located in the United States, formerly used defense sites, and state-owned facilities of the National Guard.

S. 1796
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Armed Services
Sponsor Name
Blumenthal
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Conn.
Issue
7
Volume
51
Update Issue
16
Update Volume
51
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
167 Cong. Rec. S3420

would prohibit procurement, purchasing, and sale by DOD of certain items containing perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Colorado: Toxic Substances (generally)
February 2021
Volume
51
Issue
4
Update Volume
51
Update Issue
4

The Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division proposed to amend 6 Colo. Code Regs. §1007-3. The amendments would establish requirements for the storage and use of Class B firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl and/or polyfluoroalkyl substances. A hearing will be held February 16, 2021. Comments are due February 3, 2021. See https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach2021-00033.pdf.

85 FR 83554
12/22/2020
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and materials containing PFAS.

85 FR 83554
Volume
51
Issue
2
Update Volume
51
Update Issue
1
Patching a Persistent Problem: PFAS and RCRA’s Citizen Suit Provision
Author
Paul Quackenbush
Author Bios (long)

Paul Quackenbush is a 2021 J.D. candidate at Vermont Law School. He holds an M.S. in Geological Sciences from the University of Southern California.

Date
November 2020
Volume
50
Issue
11
Page
10896
Type
Articles
Summary

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a toxic, environmentally persistent class of chemicals that have been used widely in consumer products. Despite growing evidence of adverse health effects associated with PFAS exposure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not yet promulgated a legally enforceable standard for any of the individual chemicals in the PFAS group. This has resulted in largely unrestricted disposal of PFAS waste and dispersal of these persistent chemicals throughout the environment. This Article presents the legal case for applying §7002(a)(1)(B) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to PFAS waste, and argues that this citizen suit provision has the potential to become a powerful tool to address PFAS in the absence of significant federal regulatory action.

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