H.R. 3226 · 116th Congress

Safe Water for Military Families Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Andy Kim
Introduced
2019-06-12
Latest action
2019-06-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Summary

Safe Water for Military Families Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that, no later than January 1, 2029, it uses only non-fluorinated firefighting foam, which does not contain a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

DOD shall study best practices to clean up ground contaminated by PFAS substances.