H.R. 6705 · 115th Congress
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas
- Introduced
- 2018-09-05
- Latest action
- 2018-09-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Summary
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, which is a naturally occurring and manufactured chemical. According to the EPA, perchlorate can disrupt the normal function of the thyroid gland.