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House Bill 7560
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 9, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7560
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Colorado
Republican
Bill Posey
Florida
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment.

Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters.

NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
July 9, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Jan 01, 2021
Became Public Law 116-283
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 6395
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Sep 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2525
Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
07/09/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
07/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:58 PM
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